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Airspace and VFR weather minimaQuestion 254 of 351

For VFR over-the-top, what must the destination forecast show about cloud layers?

  1. No cloud at all
  2. No broken, overcast or obscured layer lower than 3,000 feet above the planned flight altitude
  3. No layer lower than 500 feet
  4. No layer lower than 1,000 feet above the ground
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Correct answer: No broken, overcast or obscured layer lower than 3,000 feet above the planned flight altitude

The destination forecast must show no ceiling lower than 3,000 feet above the planned flight altitude.

Source: Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433), CAR 602.116(d) VFR Over-the-Top

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026