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Under normal circumstances, except for Class A airspace, what is the minimum distance from clouds and minimum visibility for a VFR flight operated above the transition altitude and below FL100?

  • A
    1500 metres horizontally, 1000 metres vertically and 5 kilometres.
  • B
    1000 metres horizontally, 1500 metres vertically and 8 kilometres.
  • C
    1500 metres horizontally, 300 metres vertically and 8 kilometres.
  • D
    1500 metres horizontally, 300 metres vertically and 5 kilometres.

ICAO Annex 2
3.9 VMC visibility and distance from cloud minima

VMC visibility and distance from cloud minima are contained in Table 3-1.

Altitude bandAirspace classFlight visibilityDistance from cloud
At and above 3050 m (10 000 ft) AMSLA B C D E F G8 km1500 m horizontally 300 m (1000 ft) vertically
Below 3050 m (10 000 ft) AMSL and above 900 m (3000 ft) AMSL, or above 300 m (1000 ft) above terrain, whichever is the higherA B C D E F G5 km1500 m horizontally 300 m (1000 ft) vertically
At and below 900 m (3000 ft) AMSL, or 300 m (1000 ft) above terrain, whichever is the higherA B C D E5 km1500 m horizontally 300 m (1000 ft) vertically
F G5 kmClear of cloud and with the surface in sight

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