PLT527: Basic VFR Weather Minimums
What code PLT527 covers, why the FAA tests it, and how to study Basic VFR Weather Minimums before your checkride.
Recall BASIC VFR - weather minimums
What this means for your checkride
No pilot may operate an aircraft under basic VFR when the flight visibility is less, or the distance from clouds is less, than that prescribed for the corresponding altitude and airspace. The required flight visibility and cloud clearance vary with altitude and the class of airspace.
Basic VFR minimums keep VFR traffic clear of clouds and able to see and avoid, so pilots must know the visibility and cloud clearance requirements.
Minimums are not a single fixed value; required flight visibility and distance from clouds change with altitude and airspace class.
Where to study it
A code on your test report is an area of deficiency. An authorized instructor must review it with you and endorse that review before you take the practical test, and the examiner may revisit it during the oral. Study it until you can explain it out loud, not just recognize the answer.