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General There are currently no class B airspaces in Germany. They are also not common in the rest of the world, but are typical in the USA. After airspace A, airspace B is the second most restrictive airspace in existence. Airspace B is controlled airspace. ...

General In Germany, airspace above FL100 upwards (or FL130 upwards Alpine regions) generally is Class C airspace. This is not always labelled on the charts. Otherwise, Charlie is usually found in the local traffic control area of commercial airports above the...

General In Germany, Delta is found in the local traffic control area of less frequented commercial airports in order to keep VFR apart traffic from the usually fast, heavy, commercial instrument flight traffic when the traffic load in the airspace increases. ...

A control zone (CTR) is the controlled airspace in the immediate vicinity of a commercial airport or larger aerodrome. The responsible authority is a tower, which in reality operates mainly by sight. The radar screen only serves as support. The control zone h...

General In Germany, airspace E usually extends from 2500 ft GND to FL100, provided it is not interrupted by airspace C or D. In the Alps, the airspace is raised to FL130, and lowered in the vicinity of commercial airports. There are 3 different lower limits. ...

General There are currently no class F airspaces in Germany, and neither are there in the rest of the world. Airspace F is uncontrolled airspace. The Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) also state that airspace F is only to be regarded as a tempora...

General In Germany, Class G airspace extends from the ground or water to 2500 ft, provided it is not interrupted by airspaces C, D, D(CTR) or E. Airspace G is also the only uncontrolled airspace in Germany. In Golf airspace, IFR flights are only permitted on...

An Aerodrome Traffic Zone (ATZ) is intended to protect traffic around a highly frequented, uncontrolled aerodrome. As little traffic as possible should fly into the ATZ if it does not also land there. An ATZ is only active if the aerodrome in the zone is activ...

A Transponder Mandatory Zone (TMZ) is a defined area where carrying and using a transponder transmitting the barometric altitude of the aircraft’s altimeter is mandatory. The pilot must set the published TMZ code in the transponder before flying into a TMZ. I...

IFR arrivals and departures require increased attention in the vicinity of aerodromes, which is why so-called Radio Mandatory Zones (RMZ) have been introduced at aerodromes with IFR traffic. These are airspace class G and therefore uncontrolled. The AIP for G...

Sector Holstein - HOL Login Sector Indicator Frequency Callsign Remark EDYY_HL_CTR HL 120.860 Maastricht Radar Below FL365 EDYY_HH_CTR HH 132.780 Maastricht Radar Above FL365 Sector Jever - JEV Login Sector Indicat...

General This article outlines recommendations for air traffic controllers when dealing with helicopters, particularly under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). Helicopters can also fly under IFR, but this is relatively rare. Regardless of the flight rules, helicopter...

General Speyer is an uncontrolled airport. If you are not yet familiar with AFIS procedures, we strongly recommend you inform yourself prior to flying to Speyer as the concept is probably quite different from what you are used to here on VATSIM. Topdown Proc...

First steps Flying offers a huge amount of information that beginners need to familiarize themselves with slowly. For an "easier" start as a pilot on Vatsim, we can provide you with some information. However, the most important thing is that you are mo...

Alle neuen Piloten müssen, bevor sie auf VATSIM fliegen können, den New Member Orientation Kurs und zugehörigen Test bestehen, der im vatsim.net Learning Center verfügbar ist. Das Material ist aktuell ausschließlich auf Englisch, und muss gewissenhaft durchgea...

Keine Sorge, das ist kein Test, der zu bestehen ist. Aber es sind ein paar Fragen aus dem täglichen Flugbetrieb bei Vatsim, auf die du eine Antwort haben solltest, damit du nicht während des Fliegens unvorbereitet in Situationen gerätst, in denen du nicht weit...

Die Knowledgebase, in der du dich übrigens gerade befindest, steckt voll mit Informationen. Schau dich dort ruhig einmal um. Für Fragen, die sich während des Flugbetriebs ergeben, ist unser Forum immer eine gute Anlaufstelle. Auch auf dem Vatsim Germany Disco...

Grundsätzliches In diesem Artikel werden Handlungsempfehlungen für Lotsen im Umgang mit Helikoptern insbesondere unter Sichtflugregeln (VFR) beschrieben. Hubschrauber können ggf. auch IFR fliegen, was aber eher die Ausnahme ist.  Unabhängig von der Flugregel...

Sectorization and Airspace Sector Friesland Sector Friesland is part of EDWW sector group Nord-B (EBG Nord-B). Station Station ID Frequency Login Friesland FRI 124.800 EDDW_APP Airspace Bremen airport is surrounded by a class D (n...

Area of Responsibility  Whenever Wunstorf Tower is active, ATS in the western part of Hannover CTR is delegated to Wunstorf TWR (or Wunstorf APP) depending on the runway direction at EDDV and the weather conditions at EDDV and ETNW.  Wunstorf TWR shall infor...