Visual Flight Rules Guide (updated 26/11/2011)
Free E-Text
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For those of you who don't know CASA's Visual Flight Rules Guide, it is an excellent resource for all VFR pilots freely available from CASA's website. It isn't updated as often as the AIP unfortunately, so it doesn't replace the official docs but it still contains a heap of reference material in an easy-to-read form. Since I had some spare time (between 2am and 3am every second Thursday), I decided to have a play with the VFRG and put it into E-Text form for anyone who might find it useful.
This E-Text is fully searchable and has an integrated table of contents (unlike the orginal PDF). It turned out pretty well but you will find pages which appear somewhat unclear (specifically pages 43-63). This is unfortunately a problem with the graphics in the original PDF.
You are free to use this version as you wish, as long as you stick to the conditions specified in CASA's copyright declaration (see below). Also, please be aware of the following disclaimer, taken from the Visual Flight Rules Guide:
The Visual Flight Rules Guide aims to help VFR pilots fly safely anywhere in Australia. The information contained in the Guide has been carefully collected and presented in an easy to understand and use format.
The information contained in this guide is correct at the time of upload to the internet but is subject to change without notice. Pilots should refer regularly to the CASA website for the latest edition.
The VFRG is occasionally updated and even though I will check the E-Text against CASA's version now and then, I cannot guarantee this is the most current one. If you find the E-Text is out of date, please let me know.
Remember, the reference version is always freely available in PDF form from CASA's website. A huge thanks to the staff at CASA who put together such an excellent resource.
I hope you find this online edition useful and feedback (positive or negative) is always welcome.
Cheers,
Rich
P.S. Please respect CASA's copyright:
© Copyright Australian Government 2008. This work is copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for your personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved.