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Operations and Safety

Page Summary

Information relating to Visual Flight Rules (VFR)

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VFR Guide

This guidance material is intended for Pilots of VFR flights within UK Airspace below FL 195 and combines useful information from numerous sources. It is used on the understanding that it does not represent a substitute for the more comprehensive information contained in the UK AIP which should always be regarded as the authoritative source.

Open the VFR guide.

Local Flight Guides

Information on flight around specific airfields which has been supplied by the airfield concerned. These guides are not produced by the CAA and we have no responsibility for content within.

BristolEast Midlands             Glasgow                Manchester CTR   
Manchester Low Level Newcastle Norwich Solent

Awareness Posters and Advice

A selection of useful posters and leaflets available for download & print. Also see the (GASIL)

Know Your AirspaceIs Your Chart Up to Date?   GPS Use 
When You FlyThings to Check & DoAIS Information Line
UK ATS ClassificationsUK Airspace & VFR FlightTCAS - Squawk Mode C                
General Aviation Safety Information LeafletsSafety Sense Leaflets

Other Useful Resources

External content for which the CAA has no responsibility.

Met Office Aviation PagesAirspace Safety Initiative (ASI)Aeronautical Information Services (AIS)
PPRuNe - Pilot InformationFly On Track