"Newps" wrote in message
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No. There are no SVFR conditions as far as the controller is concerned.
It is either VFR or IFR. The pilot has to ask for a SVFR clearance,
and one may be issued if traffic allows and the viz is a mile. Less viz
is required for a helicopter.


Small point, the surface visibility must be at least one mile for fixed-wing
SVFR, not "a mile".