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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm hoping someone who is knowledgable about aviation can answer this, but why did the helicopter pilot ask for visual clearance?  In the audio you can hear the pilot asking for permission for visual clearance which was approved by the ATC, but why?  What would it be beneficial to the pilot?[/quote]

It’s standard. It’s nothing out of the ordinary. ATC just must approve.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ATC/s/f55jNolBC4
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I also have a question for someone knowledgeable about aviation. A PP said that the pilot wouldn’t know if they were flying 150 ft above maximum elevation. If I’m flying in a relatively flat area with a maximum elevation is there no way to receive some kind of warning signal if the elevation is passed?  [/quote]

I would not trust the PP who said that. Especially for a pilot flying on a route they've flown before with a max elevation of 200ft, you would absolutely know you were 150 ft above that because it would place you in a very different position in relation to the water and the trees. Around National helicopter pilots are also accustomed to the plane traffic and know the trajectories the planes come in on and would be able to easily gauge their height based on their relationship to nearby planes, even without looking at instruments.

Perhaps a brand new pilot wouldn't know without looking directly at their elevation gauge or being told by ATC, but an experienced pilot would know within 50ft or so.[/quote]

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