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Talon Helicopters Ltd.
7.6.3 Permissible Low Level Flight
- Edition 2 -
Company Operations Manual
Chapter 7 § Operating Requirements
A person may operate an aircraft at altitudes and distances less than those referred to in section 7.6.1 – Minimum
Altitudes and Distances, where the aircraft is operated:
§ at altitudes and distances that are not less than necessary for the purposes of the operation in which the
aircraft is engaged;
§ the aircraft is operated without creating a hazard to persons or property on the surface; and
§ the aircraft is operated for:
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a police operation that is conducted in the service of a police authority;
saving human life;
fire-fighting or air ambulance operations;
the administration of the Fisheries Act or the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act; or,
the administration of the national or provincial parks.
Furthermore, a person may operate an aircraft, to the extent necessary for the purpose of the operation in which
the aircraft is engaged, at altitudes and distances less than those set out in:
§ section 7.6.2 - Operations of an Aircraft Over Built Up Area when authorized to do so in a built-up area or
an aerial work zone; or,
§ section 7.6.1 - Minimum Altitudes and Distances, third bullet which states “where the aircraft is operated
in an area other than a built-up area or over an open assembly of persons, and except when taking off or
landing, the helicopter shall remain at a distance of no less than 500 feet from any person, vessel, vehicle
or structure” and, where the aircraft is operated without creating a hazard to persons or property on the
surface and the aircraft is operated for the purpose of:
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aerial application or aerial inspection;
aerial photography; or,
helicopter external load operations.
7.7 VFR Weather and VFR Flight Procedures
7.7.1 VFR Flight Requirement
“No person shall commence a VFR flight unless current weather reports and forecasts, if obtainable, indicate
that the weather conditions along the route to be flown and at the destination aerodrome will be such that
the flight can be conducted in compliance with VFR.” CAR 703.29
Helicopters shall be operated with visual reference to the surface.
7.7.2 VFR Weather
All company flights shall be conducted under VFR, or when authorized by an Air Traffic Control unit, under Special
VFR. The helicopter shall be operated with visual reference to the surface.
The following minimum visual meteorological conditions for VFR flight shall be adhered to.
Controlled Airspace
§ flight visibility is not less than 3 miles;
§ the distance from cloud is not less than 500 feet vertically and 1 mile horizontally; and,
§ within a control zone:
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when reported, ground visibility is not less than 3 miles; and,
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