CPDLC 05FEB2020

[CPDLC_EDYY]

After a delay of 5 yeras on February 5th 2020 CPDLC will become compulsary for AO's in the European sky.
There already quite some AO's who meet the requirement today. Others are working hard on getting it sorted.

Just to share as well that there are exemptions.

Following aircraft types are permanently exempted;

AN12, A124 100
IL76
A30B, A306, A3ST, A310, A319*, A320*, A321* (* with a CaO issued between 01JAN1995 and 05JUL1999), A342, A343, A345, A346, A318-112
RJ1H, RJ85
BA146-301
B712, B733, B734, B735, B744, B752, B753, B762, B763, B764
MD-82, MD-83, MD-11
CRJ1, CRJ2
D328, J328
F70, F100
BE9L, BE20, B350
C130
SB20

The following shall either be permanently exempted if CoA < 05FEB2020 or exempted until 05FEB2022 if CoA > 05FEB2020

A332, A333
GLEX, GL5T
CRJ7
C25C, C56X
F2TH, F900
E50P, E55P, E35L, E135, E145, E45X
PC12

The following are exempted until 05FEB2022

A318 (ACJ), A319 (ACJ), A320 (ACJ), A321 (ACJ)
B737-700IGW (BBJ), B737-800 (BBJ2), B737-900ER (BBJ3), B767-300F
ERJ 190-100ECJ

[sputnik01]

The intent of the condition in Article 3 (3) of Regulation 29/2009 is indeed to exempt the aircraft with a first CofA issued (for that aircraft serial number) prior to 1 January 2018, and equipped prior to this date with FANS-1/A.

A330 Series 200/300 can also benefit from a CPDLC equipage exemption as an aircraft type/model in accordance with Decision 2019/2012.

If the operator/aircraft satisfies one of the criteria listed in Article 3 (3) of the Regulation (EC) No 29/2009, or if the aircraft type/model is exempted in accordance with relevant provisions in the EC Implementing Decision 2019/2012, the operator’s aircraft can benefit from the data link equipage exemption.

Consolidated version of Regulation (EC) No 29/2009

EC Implementing Decision 2019/2012:

The operator does not need to notify EASA of the aircraft CPDLC/datalink exempted under the Regulation (EC) No 29/2009. However EASA recommends the operators to notify their National Authority.
EASA plans to issue shortly an SIB (Safety Information Bulletin) to recommend the operators to indicate their CPDLC/datalink exemption status in their flight plan.
The SIB will recommend for operators:

Operators conducting flights wholly or partly in the Single European Sky airspace where ATN B1 CPDLC is required, but for which Commission Regulation (EC) 29/2009 is not applicable in accordance with Article 3(3) or the aircraft types/models are exempt by Commission Implementing Decision 2019/2012, should include the letter “Z” in item 10 and the indicator “DAT/CPDLCX” in item 18 of each flight plan.

[sputnik01]

hyperlinks unfortunately missing due to publishing restriction, sorry!

[sputnik01]

Q)edxx/qcdxx/i/bo/e/285/660/

a)edww edgg b) 2002031700 c) 2005022359 est

e)with reference to ec data link service implementing rule 310/2015

cpdlc atn equipage is mandatory for all acft operating above fl285

in europe (if not exempted). as of 05.02.2020 all atn nm log-on

listed and all fans1/a acft, shall log on to maastricht uac (edyy)

on own initiative.

[zonoma]

So how are you finding it? Much changed? Nice to see Ryanair finally using it but mandatory or not, it still isn't the current future! Had any routing issues?

[sputnik01]

So how are you finding it? Much changed? Nice to see Ryanair finally using it but mandatory or not, it still isn't the current future! Had any routing issues?

- ca. 60% Contact UP Links
- ca. 15% Direct to point UL
- ca. 15% Climb Descent UL

[Denti]

Had a weird experience the other day. CPDLC worked with every center except Maastricht, despite trying quite a few times we could not log on to EDYY on several flights, no problem with other centers at all. Unlike normally, we did not get a bollocking on frequency for not logging on though.

[sputnik01]

Due to high abort rates, was some 7 years ago a so called LOG On list established
by MUAC (EDYY), and Skyguide in CH filtering on better avionics See also:

https://ext.eurocontrol.int/WikiLink/index.php/Logon_List

You flew probably with bad performing (back listed) avionics,
generating 4-5 times higher failure rate.

ATCO do see it and did not insist of the LOG ON requirements.
cheers

[mohamster]

You'll never get a 'bollocking' from Maastricht. We use it when we feel the need, quiet or busy. When it's quiet, we'll use it for most things but when it's busy, only for frequency transfer. (most cases). There is a directive that we're obliged to ask you to 'log on' as first sector.