GM1 SERA.5010(c) Special VFR in control zones

• ED Decision 2016/023/R found in: SERA (923/2012) Standardised European Rules of the Air (Feb 2023)
• ED Decision 2024/007/R found in: SERA (923/2012) Standardised European Rules of the Air (Dec 2024)

GM1 SERA.5010(c) Special VFR in control zones ED Decision 2016/023/R When the reported ground visibility at the aerodrome is less than 1 500 m, ATC may issue a special VFR clearance for a flight crossing the control zone and not intending to take off or land at an aerodrome within a control zone, or enter the aerodrome traffic zone or aerodrome traffic circuit when the flight visibility reported by the pilot is not less than 1 500 m, or, for helicopters, not less than 800 m. GM1 SERA.5010(c) Special VFR in control zones ED Decision 2024/007/R When the reported ground visibility at the aerodrome is less than 1 500 m, ATC may issue a special VFR clearance for a flight crossing the control zone and not intending to take off or land at an aerodrome within a control zone, or enter the aerodrome traffic zone or aerodrome traffic circuit when the flight visibility reported by the pilot is not less than 1 500 m, or, for helicopters, not less than 800 m. *[applicable until 30 April 2025 – ED Decision 2016/023/R]* ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE When the reported ground visibility at the aerodrome is less than 1 500 m, ATC may issue a special VFR clearance for a flight crossing the control zone and not intending to land at an aerodrome within the control zone, or enter the aerodrome traffic circuit when the flight visibility reported by the pilot is not less than 1 500 m, or, for helicopters, not less than 800 m. *[applicable from 1 May 2025 – ED Decision 2024/007/R]* ##### GM1 SERA.5010(c) Special VFR in control zones *ED Decision 2024/007/R* **ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE** When the reported ground visibility at the aerodrome is less than 1 500 m, ATC may issue a special VFR clearance for a flight crossing the control zone and not intending to land at an aerodrome within the control zone, or enter the aerodrome traffic circuit when the flight visibility reported by the pilot is not less than 1 500 m, or, for helicopters, not less than 800 m.