VFR Flight rules - 8th edition

This booklet is intended for those Foreign private pilots who wish to overfly or land in?France. It?describes general and specific regulations for VFR flights relative to?:• French airspace,• Procedures to enter or leave French?airspace,• Aerodrome circuit joining procedures,• Information services for VFR, etc.The bulk of French regulations complies with ICAO standards, but there are some specific rules that are brought out in this book.The objective is to help private pilots prepare a VFR flight to France.In this edition you will find : • Text about the implementation of regulation (EU) No 923/2012 («SERA») for VFR in France.• Text about recognition of license according to AIRCREW rules.INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER ONE: FRENCH AIRSPACE1. AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATION (SERA 6001)3. FLIGHT INFORMATION UPPER AIRSPACE (UIR)4. AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS AND DANGER AREAS5. FRENCH AVIATION TERRITORIAL ORGANISATION6. AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION7. CLASS E, F & GCHAPTER TWO: POLICE FACILITIES1. CENTRAL DIRECTORY FOR BORDER POLICE2. GENDARMERIE AERIAL TRANSPORT3. INTERCEPTION PROCEDURES (ICAO ANNEX 2)CHAPTER THREE: RULES OF THE AIR1. DEFINITIONS2. GENERAL RULES3. PRIORITY4. MINIMUM OVERFLIGHT HEIGHTS5. VFR FLIGHT PLANS (SERA 4001 B)6. FUEL?RESERVECHAPTER FOUR: VFR RULES1. VFR FLIGHT2. WEATHER MINIMA VMC3. VFR IN CONTROLLED AIRSPACE4. VFR CRUISING LEVELS5. VERY LOW ALTITUDE AIRFORCE NETWORK ACTIVITY (RTBA)6. AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENTCHAPTER FIVE: AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES1. RADAR2. FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE3. AERODROME4. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR AERODROME5. RADIOCOMMUNICATIONSCHAPTER SIX: SPECIFIC PROCEDURES1. PROCEDURE TO CROSS THE BORDERS OF METROPOLITAN FRANCE2. VFR DIVERSION AND TRANSIT ROUTES WITHIN RESTRICTED OR DANGER AREASWHEN OPERATING UNDER VFR (DAY)3. NIGHT VFR FLIGHT RULES4. FLIGHT OVER THE SEA (MARITIME)CHAPTER SEVEN: METEOROLOGY1. METEOROLOGICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE VFR FLIGHTCHAPTER EIGHT: CONFORMITY OF LICENCES1. RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL AIRCRAFT PILOT LICENSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH JAR FCL BY A MEMBER STATE OF THE EEE* 2. AN IMC RATING CAN BE ADDED INTO A NATIONAL UK PPL, BUT CANNOT BE USED IN EASA AIRCRAFT AFTER 8 APRIL 2014. CHAPTER NINE: OVERFLIGHT OF FRENCH TERRITORY BY A FOREIGN AIRCRAFT1. AIRCRAFT SUBJECT TO AN EASA PERMIT TO FLY (FORM 20A) OR ICAO CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS2. OTHER AIRCRAFT3. VALIDATION OF A FOREIGN AIRWORTHINESS TITLE