What type of control is limited to VMC?

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What type of control is limited to VMC?

Advisory control is the service used in Visual Meteorological Conditions, where air traffic control mainly provides traffic advisories and information while pilots maintain separation by see-and-avoid. It’s limited to VMC because, in good weather, separation relies on the pilot's ability to see other aircraft, not on ATC guaranteeing separation. When conditions are instrument-based or radar-enabled, ATC switches to positive or non-radar control to actively separate aircraft. The other options describe services that involve ATC actively controlling or tracking traffic, or are not control services, so they aren’t limited to VMC.

Advisory control is the service used in Visual Meteorological Conditions, where air traffic control mainly provides traffic advisories and information while pilots maintain separation by see-and-avoid. It’s limited to VMC because, in good weather, separation relies on the pilot's ability to see other aircraft, not on ATC guaranteeing separation. When conditions are instrument-based or radar-enabled, ATC switches to positive or non-radar control to actively separate aircraft. The other options describe services that involve ATC actively controlling or tracking traffic, or are not control services, so they aren’t limited to VMC.

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