IFR Equipment - ICAO

[nick14]

Hello all,

I was wondering what people put in the equipment section on an ICAO flight plan for an aircraft equipped with a Garmin 530?

G and in section 18 NAV/B2B4
R and in section 18 PBN/B2B4
GR and section 18 PBN/B2B4

Im really confused with the new equipment coding. All I want to tell ATC is that I can accept direct routings to RNAV waypoints.

Cheers

[Contacttower]

Maybe someone will be along to give a more correct answer but generally for BRNAV approved stuff in Europe whether that is G430W/530 or G1000 I just put S/S in item 10 and leave 18 blank...

I don't think ATC really even look at it that closely and just seem to assume that everyone flies direct...since it is now a European requirement anyway.

[Tolka]

For a G1000 equipped aircraft which also has DME and an ADF I use SDFGY/S in section 9 and PBN/B2 in section 18.