14 CFR Section 91.159, VFR Cruising Altitude or Flight Level. You may clear an aircraft to climb through clouds, smoke, haze, or other meteorological formations and then to maintain “VFR‐on‐top” if the following conditions are met: The pilot requests the clearance. You inform the pilot of the reported height of the tops of the
Statute Mile Horizontal. Prior to operating within Class B, C, or D airspace (or Class E airspace with an operating control tower), student, sport, and recreational pilots must meet the applicable FAR Part 61 training and endorsement requirements. Solo student, sport, and recreational pilot operations are prohibited at those airports listed in
Class G airspace also holds no specific entry requirements (aside from VFR minimums), no specific aircraft equipment (no radio, no transponder etc) and no minimum pilot certificate requirement (but you still need a license (one of a few varieties) you just don't need anything in addition like the instrument rating requirements for class A).
Dan Mc. Mar 13, 2011. #4. Gary F said: So in class C,D or E you really need 1,500 foot ceiling to fly in the pattern at the typical legal pattern altitude. The regs list a minimum 1,000 foot ceiling for VFR but that would require flying the pattern at 500 feet which does not make sense.
It's a classic examiner question. And, you'll see questions on every airspace class - from A to G. What Are Your Weather Minimums Here? This practice exercise expands on the last - picking an altitude and a point on a map. You need to figure out what the weather requirements are for that class of airspace. You'll see this on your check ride, too.
Once you go above 10,000', speeds increase. So, to provide enough time to see and avoid aircraft, your weather minimums increase, too. Class E Altitudes. The toughest part about Class E airspace may be recognizing where it starts. It seems to start at random altitudes all over the map, but there's logic to it. Class E Enroute Airspace
