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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-air-regulations-1991/schedule/crossheading-visual-flight-rulesn2/paragraph-26",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2437",
  "legislation_title": "The Rules of the Air Regulations 1991",
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  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Flight outside controlled airspace",
  "text": "(a) An aircraft flying outside controlled airspace at or above flight level 100 shall remain at least 1500 metres horizontally and 1000 feet vertically away from cloud and in a flight visibility of at least 8 kilometres.\n(b) An aircraft flying outside controlled airspace below flight level 100 shall remain at least 1500 metres horizontally and 1000 feet vertically away from cloud and in a flight visibility of at least 5 kilometres.\nProvided that this sub-paragraph shall be deemed to be complied with if:\n(i) the aircraft is flying at or below 3000 feet above mean sea level and remains clear of cloud and in sight of the surface and in a flight visibility of at least 5 kilometres;\n(ii) the aircraft, other than a helicopter, is flying at or below 3000 feet above mean sea level at a speed which according to its air speed indicator is 140 knots or less and remains clear of cloud and in sight of the surface and in a flight visibility of at least 1500 metres; or\n(iii) in the case of a helicopter the helicopter is flying at or below 3000 feet above mean sea level flying at a speed, which having regard to the visibility is reasonable, and remains clear of cloud and in sight of the surface.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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