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Airspace class B

Air law Airspaces

General There are currently no class B airspaces in Germany. They are also not common in the res...

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Airspace class F

Air law Airspaces

General There are currently no class F airspaces in Germany, and neither are there in the rest o...

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Airspace class E

Air law Airspaces

General In Germany, airspace E usually extends from 2500 ft GND to FL100, provided it is not int...

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Airspace class C

Air law Airspaces

General In Germany, airspace above FL100 upwards (or FL130 upwards Alpine regions) generally is ...

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Airspace class A

Air law Airspaces

General There are currently no class A airspaces in Germany. However, they are widespread in the...

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Ground

SOPs FIR München EDDM - München Airport

Area of Responsibility Ground Ground can be divided into two sectors: Sector Login Stat...

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Apron

SOPs FIR München EDDM - München Airport

Areas of Responsibility Apron The Munich Apron can be divided into three areas of responsibility...

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Intersecting runways

Separation Runway separation

Many airports have intersecting runways either to compensate for prevailing weather conditions or...

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TAF

Meteorology

TAF stands for Terminal Aerodrome Forecast and is a weather forecast for an airport with regard t...

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ATIS

Meteorologie

ATIS steht für Automatic Terminal Information Service und bietet dem Piloten aktuelle Information...

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ATIS

Meteorology

ATIS stands for Automatic Terminal Information Service and provides pilots with up-to-date inform...

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ICAO Aerodrome Reference Code

Aircraft Knowledge

Definition The ICAO Aerodrome Reference Code is a two part categorisation of aircraft types whic...

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ICAO Type Description

Aircraft Knowledge

In addition to the familiar ICAO Type Designator such as A320, B738, C172, ICAO Document 8643 - A...

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German aircraft registration

Aircraft Knowledge

For reasons of traffic safety and for identification purposes, German aircraft are subject to com...

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Transponder

Technical Knowledge

Radar basics If you've ever flown in real life or on VATSIM, then you've probably come across th...

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Uncontrolled airfield

AFIS

Introduction After receiving your student rating, you will next receive training for the Aerodro...

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VFR in Airspace C/D

VFR

General To cross airspace C or D under visual flight rules, pilots always require clearance fr...

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Practice XXX Approach VFR

VFR

The Practice XXX Approach VFR, German: Übungsanflug VFR offers VFR pilots the opportunity to prac...

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Night VFR (NVFR)

VFR

Night VFR (NVFR), German: Nacht-VFR refers to visual flights at night. The rules specified therei...

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Delaying techniques

VFR

VFR aircraft are usually significantly slower than larger commercial aircraft. For this reason, a...

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