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Flight plans are only required for IFR flights in many countries. The VFR rules vary (altitude, area, etc). You can file a VFR flight plan if you want to but it
by xenadu02 1y ago
Flight plans are only required for IFR flights in many countries. The VFR rules vary (altitude, area, etc). You can file a VFR flight plan if you want to but it is not required.
On the other hand you can't enter Clasa B airspace (the airspace around large airports) without permission from ATC. You also can't fly above 18,000ft in the US under VFR. That keeps small planes mostly away from the big jets.
- xenadu02 1y agoSince I can't edit: I mean "Class B" airspace, which is mostly used in the USA. The ICAO definitions specify what the airspace classifications mean generally but each country often has its own slight variations of the rules. Class B/C/D is airspace where contact with ATC is required but differs in separation policies. IFR traffic is always kept separated from other IFR traffic. A: IFR only B: All aircraft kept separated by ATC. IFR-VFR and VFR-VFR are all ATC's responsibility. C: IFR traffic kept away from VFR traffic. VFR must watch out for other VFR. D: IFR must watch out for VFR (only kept away from other IFR).