Special Visual Flight Rules
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Special Visual Flight Rules (SVFR) are a set of aviation regulations under which a pilot may operate an aircraft. SVFR flight is used in occaisions when local weather is below Visual flight rules (VFR) minima, but VFR flight is neccesary nonetheless. SVFR is usually reserved for emergency circumstances, but is sometimes used in other cases. SVFR is similar to Instrument flight rules (IFR) in that ATC will give pilots headings and altitudes at which to fly, and will provide seperation and conflict resolution. Once clear of the inclement weather, SVFR flights return to normal VFR status. Examples of when SVFR would be used include when a destination airport has fog or cloud near it and a VFR flight needs to land their anyways. Another example would be a VFR aircraft departing from an airport that is socked in when it knows that clear weather is present nearby. Because SVFR can involve flight in near-Intrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) by non-IFR-rated pilots and aircraft, it is usually discouraged.
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