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VFR CONDITIONS

Pilot/Controller Glossary with JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

Weather conditions equal to or better than the minimum for flight under visual flight rules. The term may be used as an ATC clearance/instruction only when:

  1. An IFR aircraft requests a climb/descent in VFR conditions.
  2. The clearance will result in noise abatement benefits where part of the IFR departure route does not conform to an FAA approved noise abatement route or altitude.
  3. A pilot has requested a practice instrument approach and is not on an IFR flight plan.

In the 7110.65

Used in 12 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 2-3-7Usaf/Usn Undergraduate Pilots
  2. 3-8-3Simultaneous Same Direction Operation
  3. 3-8-4Simultaneous Opposite Direction Operation
  4. 3-9-1Departure Information
  5. 4-2-8IFR-VFR and VFR-IFR Flights
  6. 4-3-2Departure Clearances
  7. 4-7-3Single Frequency Approaches (SFA)
  8. 7-1-2VFR Conditions
  9. 7-3-1VFR‐on‐Top
  10. 8-8-5VFR Climb and Descent
  11. 10-2-8Radar Assistance to VFR Aircraft in Weather Difficulty
  12. 10-2-9Radar Assistance Techniques