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This document summarizes weather minimum requirements for instrument flight rules (IFR) departures and arrivals under 14 CFR Part 135. It addresses requirements for take-off weather minimums, weather needed to file to a destination without requiring an alternate airport, and weather required at an alternate airport. It also discusses special visual flight rules clearances and visual flight procedures, including requirements for visual transitions on instrument approaches.

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WX Card 012023

This document summarizes weather minimum requirements for instrument flight rules (IFR) departures and arrivals under 14 CFR Part 135. It addresses requirements for take-off weather minimums, weather needed to file to a destination without requiring an alternate airport, and weather required at an alternate airport. It also discusses special visual flight rules clearances and visual flight procedures, including requirements for visual transitions on instrument approaches.

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Topic PART 135

– Apply any published non-standard take-off wx mins or for published DP’s, apply the mins listed
on the procedure plate.
IFR Take-Off Mins
OR
Part 97 and Prop
91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR – (f)(2) (iii) For helicopters - 1/2 statute mile visibility. (OPSPECS
Departures
H-106). (MTC says we will consider ceiling)
135.217 IFR: Takeoff limitations – You must have weather to land back at your departure airport or you
must have a take-off alternate within 1 hrs flight time at normal cruise. (Approach at departure airport)
135.219 At ETA at the next airport of intended landing, WX will be at, or above, authorized IFR landing
To File to a
minimums. MTC Pilots will apply the Visibility requirement and have a ceiling at or above the MDA or
Destination
DA for the procedure they plan on flying.
135.223(b)(1), (2)&(3) – At ETA +/- 1 hour, the ceiling will be at least 1500’ above the lowest circling
approach MDA (If no circling is available, you can use a straight in approach). This ceiling can never be less
than 2000 ft above the surface of the airport (Airport Elev). Apply whichever is higher. Remember the
WX Needed to
DA/MDA is expressed in MSL altitude. The HAT, HAA, HAS, or HAL is the same altitude expressed in AGL.
NOT Require an
You add 1500 to these (HAT, HAA….etc.) to derive your Ceiling required.
Alternate
Visibility must be 2 miles greater than the visibility required for the approach, but that visibility can never
be less than 3 miles.
(1500-2 above circling mins, never less than 2000-3)
135.221 At or above authorized alternate airport minimums for that airport at the estimated time of
arrival. Ceiling derived by adding 200 feet to the HAT or HAA and the minimum visibility required for the
Alternate WX approach to be flown but never less than 1 SM visibility
Requirements 135.223(a)(3) Fuel Requirements: Needed for destination, to alternate plus 30 minutes of reserve – at
normal cruising speed.
135.611 Alternate required if no weather reporting, use CAT A or approach plate speed
GOM B-63; Entering or Departing the IFR infrastructure and using 135.609 OR Terminating VFR due to
deteriorating weather 135.609 will be applied in all controlled, surfaced based airspace when operating
on a Special VFR clearance (Local area OPS Spec A021, LAO test <12 months)
Special VFR
Clearances
135.609 (Day – NVG)
Local Non-Local
Non Mtn 800/2-800/3 Non Mtn 800/3-1000/3
Mtn 800/3-1000/3 Mtn 1000/3-1000/5
(1 mile or less)
(less than 3)
(Less than 4)
Special Use GPS
Proceed VFR
FAF MAP H

(GOM B-64; 4 miles from MAP any direction 135.609)


PINS “Proceed VFR” + less than 1 mile -1 statute mile vis and the ceiling on the chart.
All other approaches, including Pins Greater than 1 NM, using VFR Transition Less than 3 NM. Day: 600
VFR Transitions foot ceiling /2 sm visibility or Night: 600 foot ceiling/3 sm visibility. (135.613)
and Special Use “4NM GOM VFR Transition” For all approaches utilizing a VFR transition up to 4NM apply 135.609 WX
GPS Mins (GOM B-64)
“Proceed Visually” = the appropriate associated visibility and ceiling on the chart
AIM 10-1-2 Helicopters flying conventional (i.e. non-Copter) IAPs may reduce the visibility minima to not
less than one-half the published Category A landing visibility minima, or 1/4 statute mile
visibility/1200 RVR, whichever is greater, unless the procedure is annotated with “Visibility Reduction by
Helicopters NA."

1/20/23

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