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Why would you fly VFR-on-top?
“A VFR-on-top clearance allows a pilot to climb through a cloud layer or some other condition of less than basic Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC). Upon reaching VMC, you can either cancel the IFR flight plan or operate VFR-on-top.
What is the difference between VFR-on-top and VFR over the top?
VFR over the top is different from VFR on top, but you’ll often hear the terms used interchangeably. To fly VFR on top, you must be an instrument-rated pilot on an instrument flight plan and request a VFR-on-top clearance. This allows you to climb through clouds to VFR weather above them.
What’s the difference between VfR and leisure?
The difference between VFR and leisure travellers is that VFR pax travel relatively often a certain route and other leisure travellers have everytime a different destination. Routes with high number of VFR travellers have a constant flow travellers. VFR are probably slightly less price consience as they want to travel to a certain destination (and sometimes in a certain period, like Christmas) whilst a normal leisure traveller can adept its plans if the price of a ticket is too high.
What is the difference between a VFR and IFR?
IFR means Navigating entirely on instruments, or under ATC control. IFR is implemented when VFR is not in the picture i.e. when VFR conditions do not exist, then IFR is implemented. When any pilot flies under IFR, he is required to be under the direction of ATC (Air Traffic Control).
Does ATC see VFR flight plans?
ATC does not see VFR flight plans . All they see is what the initial controller types in when you request flight following. Also, if you change facilities while receiving VFR flight following (i.e., handed off from Philadelphia to Baltimore) rather than just changing sectors within the same facility, the new controller may not have the flight data from the previous facility.
Do VFR aircraft need to file a flightplan?
Here is the VFR (and IFR) flight plan for from the FAA: Do you have to file a VFR flight plan to fly VFR? No (with one exception). Unlike, IFR flight plans, VFR flight plans are not usually required, but they’re highly recommended. Remember VFR flight plans help emergency workers find you if you crash. If you never file and open a VFR flight plan, no one will look for you. Before you go flying off into the sunset without a flight plan, think about the repercussions of your decision. The