Briefing for Cross the Land 2025

Servus and welcome to München! We are glad to have you visit our beloved airport as part of the event. This page contains a few important points that every pilot should take note of, but of course you are always welcome to read our full briefing on the following pages.

Preparations

Please come equipped with up to date charts and navigational data. These are available from commercial outfits like Navigraph, but also Chartfox, where you can find free charts such as the ground chart and parking chart. Especially if this is your first time visiting, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the airport before the event.

Also, be sure to have up to date scenery. If you use GSX, be sure to have an up-to-date profile.

Using MSFS2024 and Aerosoft/Simwings? With SU3, some disabled sceneries might have been re-enabled. Ensure that the bundled GAYA scenery is disabled.

Choosing a Gate

Due to ongoing construction on Apron 1, please do not spawn on positions 101–109 and 141–144.

Appropriate Gates for A388: 113X, 250, 224, 247, 317, 318, Apron 35 (southern part), Apron 6. Do not use 301 or 302.

Please make extensive use of all available aprons.

Receiving IFR Clearance

Request clearance via Datalink!

En-route clearance is preferably given via Datalink (PDC/DCL via Hoppie ACARS System), the station name is EDDM. If you don't have an aircraft with integrated CPDLC/PDC function you can use the stand-alone tool easyCPDLC. As a last resort, clearance is given via voice.

Departure Slots and Startup Time

For this event, you have been given a slot time (CTOT) at which you are expected to depart. When requesting clearance, you will be issued with a TSAT (Target Startup Approval Time) which is scheduled before your slot time to allow pushback and taxi. You must ensure that you will be ready at this time to start pushback or start your engines for taxi out.

To avoid frequency congestion on Delivery, request startup earliest 5 minutes before your assigned TSAT. When being asked to "stand by" on Delivery, do not read back, maintain a listening watch on frequency, like in Hollywood, we will call you.

The phrase "startup approved"

The clearance "startup approved" carries a special meaning in Germany. It is absolutely not a clearance to push back! Delivery will never give push-back approval.

When at a push-back stand, start the APU, disconnect ground equipment and call the push-back truck.

When at a taxi-out stand, you may start engines with this approval.

Initial Climb

All standard instrument departures out of Munich have an initial climb clearance of FL070, on standard altimeter setting of QNH1013.

when...	do...
departing	begin climb as published on the SID
reaching 5000ft (Transition Altitude)	switch altimeter to standard (or QNH 1013)
reaching FL070	stop climb and maintain FL070 unless climb clearance received

Departure Runway

We will balance departures to use both runways. You might be assigned non-standard departures, be sure to pay attention to the SID designator and runway and ensure the correct SID is programmed in your FMC!

Each SID designator refers to exactly one runway, refer to your charts for details. Exact adherence to the cleared procedure is absolutely required.

Handoff

Listen carefully for the correct Apron frequency you need to contact next—there are three separate Apron frequencies, and not to be confused with München Ground.

Apron operations

Starting on the main apron 2 (parking positions 201–224 or 244–256)? Unless instructed otherwise, when cleared for pushback use the closest line behind you (W2 or E2). Never push onto Center 2, as this blocks the whole apron for heavy aircraft.

When requesting push-back, we need you to commence immediately. So, only request when fully ready with chocks removed and truck connected.

Special Procedures

Colored lines (blue and orange) are used most of the time when available for medium aircraft.
You might get pushed facing away from your departure runway (e.g. facing south for runway 26R), you can expect a U-Turn or "180 degree turn" for taxi. These U-Turns should be performed on your present position, you do not need to follow the taxi lanes. If instructed to "pick up" another line, do so like this:

When instructed to "swing over" to another taxi lane, do so immediately, do not follow the taxiway guidelines:

Always report if you are unable to comply with the instruction or if you are unsure what to do!

Taxi

Your taxi routing towards the departure runway always consists out of two parts. The first taxi instruction will lead you to the so called (apron) entries (e.g. N3, N4). You have to hold at the entry unless instructed otherwise. Further taxi will be with Ground after a frequency change.

Entries N1-N4 and S5-S8 are located on bridges. When cleared for the entry, you can always taxi onto the respective bridge and hold there.

Taxiing and Departing

München Ground will guide you from the apron entries to the runway.

Handoff to Tower

Ground can tell you to "contact Tower" as usual or advise you to "stand by for Tower on ...". If instructed to "stand by for Tower" (FAA-speak: "monitor Tower"), just tune in to the given frequency, do not call in, but listen closely—Tower will call you when it’s your turn.

Handoff to Departure

Remain on Tower frequency after departure. You will be handed off by Tower to the departure frequency as charted—even if it is not listed in your pilot client. Please do not guess the frequency, If unsure, ask!

Feedback

Now you are on your way to your destinations, we wish you a pleasant journey and a buttered landing! We hope you had an amazing time during your visit and you will include EDDM in your future flight adventures. If there is anything you would like to share with us please do not hesitate to do so at https://feedback.vatger.de/