(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Rules of the Air Regulations 1991. The changes are:
(1) An aircraft flying on a route notified for the purposes of Rule 5(2)(a) or on a special VFR flight must nevertheless comply with Rules 5(1)(a)(ii) and (1)(c)(i) if it is landing or taking off (Regulation 2(1)).
(2) An aircraft may fly in accordance with the Visual Flight Rules within Class C, Class D or Class E airspace at or below 3,000 feet above mean sea level if, in the case of a helicopter it remains clear of cloud and in sight of the surface and in the case of any other aircraft it flies at 140 knots or less and remains clear of cloud, in sight of the surface and in a flight visibility of at least 5 km (Regulation 2(2)).
(3) Special Rules for the Upper Heyford Mandatory Radio Area are revoked (Regulation 2(3)).
(4) New markings are introduced identifying taxi-holding positions (Regulation 2(4)).
(5) There are no longer specified projectile warning signals to indicate that an aircraft is flying in or near an active danger area or prohibited airspace (Regulation 2(5)).