definition of vfr conditions
Vfr conditions. VFR CONDITIONS-Weather conditions equal to or better than the minimum for flight under visual flight rules. The term may be used as an ATC clearance /instruction only when: a. An IFR aircraft requests a climb /descent in VFR conditions. In VFR conditions, ATC works around that by relying on pilot s to see nearby traffic, but when the clouds roll in, they're back to the five-mile rule, and traffic slows to a crawl.