Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 135.213

(1) During the day, below 500 feet
above the surface or less than 500 feet
horizontally from any obstacle; or
(2) At night, at an altitude less than
1,000 feet above the highest obstacle
within a horizontal distance of 5 miles
from the course intended to be flown
or, in designated mountainous terrain,
less than 2,000 feet above the highest
obstacle within a horizontal distance of
5 miles from the course intended to be
flown; or
(b) A helicopter over a congested area
at an altitude less than 300 feet above
the surface.
Section 135.205 VFR: Visibility requirements.
(a) No person may operate an airplane under VFR in uncontrolled airspace when the ceiling is less than 1,000
feet unless flight visibility is at least 2
miles.
(b) No person may operate a helicopter under VFR in Class G airspace
at an altitude of 1,200 feet or less above
the surface or within the lateral boundaries of the surface areas of Class B,
Class C, Class D, or Class E airspace
designated for an airport unless the
visibility is at least - 
(1) During the day - 1-2 mile; or
(2) At night - 1 mile.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-41, 56 FR 65663, Dec.
17, 1991]

Section 135.207 VFR: Helicopter surface reference requirements.
No person may operate a helicopter
under VFR unless that person has visual surface reference or, at night, visual surface light reference, sufficient
to safely control the helicopter.
Section 135.209 VFR: Fuel supply.
(a) No person may begin a flight operation in an airplane under VFR unless, considering wind and forecast
weather conditions, it has enough fuel
to fly to the first point of intended
landing and, assuming normal cruising
fuel consumption - 
(1) During the day, to fly after that
for at least 30 minutes; or
(2) At night, to fly after that for at
least 45 minutes.
(b) No person may begin a flight operation in a helicopter under VFR unless, considering wind and forecast

weather conditions, it has enough fuel
to fly to the first point of intended
landing and, assuming normal cruising
fuel consumption, to fly after that for
at least 20 minutes.
Section 135.211 VFR: Over-the-top carrying
passengers: Operating limitations.
Subject to any additional limitations
in Section 135.181, no person may operate an
aircraft under VFR over-the-top carrying passengers, unless - 
(a) Weather reports or forecasts, or
any combination of them, indicate that
the weather at the intended point of
termination of over-the-top flight - 
(1) Allows descent to beneath the
ceiling under VFR and is forecast to remain so until at least 1 hour after the
estimated time of arrival at that point;
or
(2) Allows an IFR approach and landing with flight clear of the clouds until
reaching the prescribed initial approach altitude over the final approach
facility, unless the approach is made
with the use of radar under Section 91.175(i) of
this chapter; or
(b) It is operated under conditions allowing - 
(1) For multiengine aircraft, descent
or continuation of the flight under
VFR if its critical engine fails; or
(2) For single-engine aircraft, descent
under VFR if its engine fails.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-32, 54 FR 34332, Aug.
18, 1989; 73 FR 20164, Apr. 15, 2008]

Section 135.213 Weather reports and forecasts.
(a) Whenever a person operating an
aircraft under this part is required to
use a weather report or forecast, that
person shall use that of the U.S. National Weather Service, a source approved by the U.S. National Weather
Service, or a source approved by the
Administrator. However, for operations
under VFR, the pilot in command may,
if such a report is not available, use
weather information based on that pilot-s own observations or on those of
other persons competent to supply appropriate observations.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a)
of this section, weather observations
made and furnished to pilots to conduct IFR operations at an airport must

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