REGULATION — OFFICIAL DEFINITION
Flight visibility
14 CFR § 1.1 — Definitions
Official definition — 14 CFR Part 1
REGULATION — OFFICIAL DEFINITIONFlight visibility means the average forward horizontal distance, from the cockpit of an aircraft in flight, at which prominent unlighted objects may be seen and identified by day and prominent lighted objects may be seen and identified by night.
Reproduced verbatim from the eCFR. Regulatory definitions control how the term is used throughout 14 CFR.
Is this a regulation?
Yes — this is regulatory text and is legally binding.
Definition published in 14 CFR Part 1. Regulatory definitions are legally binding wherever the defined term is used in 14 CFR.