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The Civil Aviation (Rules of the Air) Regulations, 2018
60. Change from IFR flight to VFR flight
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
60. Change from IFR flight to VFR flight
(1)A pilot-in-command of an aircraft electing to change the conduct of its flight from compliance with the instrument flight rules to compliance with the visual flight rules shall, if a flight plan was submitted, notify the appropriate air traffic services unit specifically that the IFR flight is cancelled and communicate thereto the changes to be made to its current flight plan.(2)Where a pilot of an aircraft operating under the instrument flight rules is flying in or encounters visual meteorological conditions, he shall not cancel its IFR flight unless it is anticipated, and intended, that the flight will be continued for a reasonable period of time in uninterrupted visual meteorological conditions.