Section 2. Elimination of Fixed‐Wing Special Visual Flight Rules Operations

  1. PURPOSE

This section prescribes policy and guidance for the elimination of fixed‐wing special visual flight rules (SVFR) operations within Class B and Class C airspace areas.

  1. POLICY

Fixed‐wing SVFR operations may interfere with the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of aircraft operating under instrument flight rules (IFR) within certain high activity airspace areas (Class B, or C airspace areas only). To preclude such adverse effect, it may be necessary to eliminate SVFR operations within those affected airspace areas.

NOTE-

Section 3, appendix D to part 91 of 14 CFR lists the locations wherein fixed‐wing SVFR operations are prohibited.

  1. RESPONSIBILITIES
  1. Each Service Area office must conduct periodic reviews of terminal areas to determine when fixed-wing SVFR operations should be eliminated or restored in the specific airspace areas.
  2. Each Service Area office must forward the names of the airspace surface areas recommended for elimination/restoration of fixed‐wing SVFR operations, with detailed justification, to the System Operations Airspace and Aeronautical Information Management for review.