Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 91 : General Aviation and Operating Flight RulesSubpart 6 : Rules of the AirDivision Three : Instrument Flight Rules91.06.26 Change from IFR flight to VFR flight |
| (1) | The PIC of an aircraft who elects to change the conduct of flight of the aircraft from compliance with IFR to compliance with VFR shall, if a flight plan was submitted for the flight, notify the ATSU concerned that the IFR flight is cancelled and communicate to such ATSU the intended changes to be made to the current flight plan. |
| (2) | When an aircraft operating under IFR is flown in or encounters VMC, the PIC shall not cancel its IFR flight unless it is anticipated, and intended, that the flight will be continued for a reasonable period in uninterrupted VMC. |