CAVU
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006844
An aviation weather acronym for Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited, indicating ideal flying conditions. It describes a situation with no cloud ceiling below 10,000 feet (or the highest minimum sector altitude, whichever is greater) and horizontal visibility of 10 statute miles or more. While a standard meteorological report uses specific codes like SKC (sky clear) or FEW (few clouds), CAVU is a more general, positive assessment of the weather used in pilot-to-pilot communication.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006844 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Aviation maintenance |
| Translations | German: CAVU; Spanish: CAVU; French: CAVU |
Record as JSON
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