Class D airspace requires two-way radio contact before entry, but it only exists when the tower is open - here's what replaces it when the controller goes home.
PatternClass E airspace has at least four distinct configurations on a sectional chart, each with a different floor that directly determines your VFR weather minimums.
PatternFAR 91.155 sets VFR weather minimums that vary by airspace class, altitude, and time of day - here's the logic behind every number in the table.
PatternClass Echo is controlled airspace with no tower or controller - here's exactly where it starts above your wheels and the weather rules it demands.
PatternBasic VFR out of a Class Delta needs 3 miles and standard cloud clearances - but Special VFR can legally drop that to 1 mile, clear of clouds.
TowerFAR 91.155 sets VFR cloud clearances and visibility minimums - learn the 3-1-5-2000 rule and why it keeps you alive.
PatternA clear breakdown of FAR 91.155 VFR weather minimums, the 3-152 cloud clearance rule, and how the numbers change by airspace and altitude.
PatternRadio Hangar explores FAR Ninety-One One Fifty-Five, Basic VFR Weather Minimums, and the Three-Statute-Miles, Five-Hundred-Below, One-Thousand-Above, Two-Thousand-Horizontal Rule That Keeps You Out of the Cloud You Swore You Could Skirt.
PatternFAR 91.155 sets VFR visibility and cloud clearance minimums by airspace - here's the full table and how to apply it.
PatternUnderstand where Class Echo airspace begins, how to read magenta and blue vignettes, and which cloud clearance rules apply on marginal days.
PatternSpecial VFR lets you legally fly below normal VFR minimums in a surface area - here's when it's a smart tool and when it's a deadly trap.
PatternFAR 91.155 sets VFR weather minimums - here's how the Cessna 152 memory trick locks in the rules that keep you out of the clouds.
PatternRadio Hangar explores Class Echo, the Magenta Fuzz and the Blue Fuzz, and Where Controlled Airspace Actually Starts Over Your Home Field.
PatternSpecial VFR lets a VFR pilot legally leave a control zone with 1 mile visibility clear of clouds - here's how to use it without getting killed.
PatternClass Echo is the airspace you fly in most yet understand least - here's how to decode the magenta and blue vignettes and its cloud rules.
PatternUnderstand FAR 91.155 VFR weather minimums and the 3-5-2 cloud clearance rule by learning the real reason behind every number.
PatternUnderstand FAR 91.155 VFR weather minimums - the 3-mile visibility and 500-1000-2000 cloud clearance rule - that keep you legal and alive.
PatternLearn what Class D airspace requires - including the exact meaning of 'established communication' - and how Oshkosh scales it up.
PatternFAR 91.155 explained: VFR cloud clearance and visibility minimums by airspace, altitude, and time of day - and why they exist.
PatternFAR 91.155 sets different VFR weather minimums for each airspace class - knowing the logic behind each number makes the table far easier to apply in actual flight.
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