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SVFR outside of the US?


Karl Kornel 964857
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Karl Kornel 964857
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Hello!

 

I was wondering, is there such a thing as Special VFR (SVFR) outside of the United States? While doing a training session today, I realized that the flight plan setting dialog does not have the option to make a flight plan SVFR. That is why I was wondering, does SVFR exist outside of the United States?

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Wycliffe Barrett
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Karl

 

Yes, is the short answer. Certainly in the UK. Aslong as you put it in your remarks, you will get the service. [Mod - Happy Thoughts]uming that the controller is qualified and has had training to facilitate that request.

 

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David Saunders 818672
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Funnily enough I asked this same questions only a few days ago for the option to be added on the Beta forum

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Oliver Gruetzmann
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But as far as I know, you don't file SVFR outside the US.

 

You file I / V / Z / Y, the rest is done via the remarks or simply depends on the conditions (airspace, procedures, weather).

 

For example, in Germany ATC clears you to leave / enter controlzone special VFR (you file V), and if you intend to fly VFR at night, you file a V Flightplan and put RMK/N VFR NIGHT in the remarks section.

 

Not sure how much of this is ICAO.

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