Flight Training Central

MARCH 10, 2025

To segregate military training activities from aircraft operating under instrument flight rules. What is the minimum ceiling and visibility for takeoff, landing, or entering the traffic pattern of an airport in Class E airspace under visual flight rules? Have an operating transponder with altitude reporting.

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Visual Flight Rules Transponder Instrument Flight Rules Ceiling 92

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Above 10,000 feet MSL , excluding areas at and below 2,500 feet AGL. Some standard codes include: 1200: VFR (Visual Flight Rules) standard squawk 7500: Hijacking alert 7600: Radio communication failure 7700: Emergency situation If ATC tells you to Squawk IDENT, you activate the IDENT button on your transponder.

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Transponder Air Traffic Control Visual Flight Rules True Airspeed 52

Flight Training Central

APRIL 12, 2024

If operating under visual flight rules (VFR), yes, a pilot may fly through a military operations area (MOA) without receiving a clearance or communicating with ATC; however, it’s important to understand the risks and activities present within an active MOA.

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Visual Flight Rules Instrument Flight Rules Pilot AGL 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

They stand for Visual Flight Rules, Marginal Flight Rules, Instrument Flight Rules, and Low Instrument Flight Rules. IFR = Ceilings between 500’ and 999’ AGL and/or visibility between 1 and 3 miles. Each is defined by varying ceilings and visibility.

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Instrument Flight Rules Ceiling AGL True Airspeed 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

AGL Above Ground Level AGL is simply a way to tell the basis from which any given height or altitude is measured. Simply put, 400 feet AGL means that the 400 feet is measured from the underlying ground surface above the specific airspace. This is as opposed to other altitude measurements, such as AMSL or above mean sea level.

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Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Flight Training Central

MARCH 18, 2024

There are different requirements if the flight is operated under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Visual Flight Rules (VFR). For example, a pilot flying IFR in controlled airspace will have to file an IFR flight plan and receive an ATC clearance. It typically extends to 4,000′ AGL.

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AGL Indicated Airspeed Clearance Transponder 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

They try to make the underlying airspace easily navigable by visual flight rules (VFR) aircraft. Class B airspace is also charted on VFR Sectionals and instrument flight rules (IFR) Enroute Low Altitude charts. They often happen when aircraft descend early on a visual approach.

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Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52