On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:00:50 +0100, Mxsmanic wrote:

VFR only requires that one stay a certain distance away from
clouds, but it doesn't impose any limit on the number or proximity of clouds
in the sky

Not quite true.

The cloud ceiling is defined as the lowest cloud layer that is reported as
broken or overcast.

Broken is defined as 5/8 to 7/8 coverage.

So VFR does specify limits of cloud density.


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