Mode S and ELTs in France/Germany?
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Mode S and ELTs in France/Germany?
Im planning a trip into France and possibly Belgium or Germany this summer (VFR) in an SEP or possibly a TMG and am unclear on the requirements to have the following:
1. Mode S transponder
2. ELT, PLB
My questions are:
Are either of these items mandatory in France/Germany/Belgium?
If mode S is required then for which class of airspace is it required or is it mandatory everywhere.
I have read the recent thread Re Holland but was wondering about these other countries.
Hope you can help
1. Mode S transponder
2. ELT, PLB
My questions are:
Are either of these items mandatory in France/Germany/Belgium?
If mode S is required then for which class of airspace is it required or is it mandatory everywhere.
I have read the recent thread Re Holland but was wondering about these other countries.
Hope you can help
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I read that from March 2009 you cannot enter some controlled airspaces in France without a Mode S transponder. Does anyone know whether this is now in force and if so which airspaces it effects? I was hoping to make a trip to Le Touquet and North East France this summer and I only currently have Mode A.
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Does anyone know of anybody that has actually been stopped by the "PLB Police" in France and asked to produce their PLB?
I suspect not........................................
I suspect not........................................
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I know several pilots who regularly fly across the border to France without ELT's/PLB. I'm not condoning a breach of the regulations but just making an observation that non compliance is widespread.
Whilst it is the pilot's responsibility to ensure compliance with all necessary regulations I suspect that renters also sweep the issue under the carpet knowing full well that their aircraft are in breach.
Has there been any ramp checks? - none that I'm aware of but I stand to be corrected.
Whilst it is the pilot's responsibility to ensure compliance with all necessary regulations I suspect that renters also sweep the issue under the carpet knowing full well that their aircraft are in breach.
Has there been any ramp checks? - none that I'm aware of but I stand to be corrected.
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Hi @ all,
if you fly VFR and below 5000ft you dont need a transponder. For IFR you need a mode S transponder because you are all the time in controlled airspace.
If you want to fly in controlled airspace below 5000ft (C or D) you have to have a mode S transponder. Or if you go above 5000ft.
We have some TMZ in the south (Bodensee / Friedrichshafen). There you need a mode S transponder too.
ELT, Im not sure. There is a rule that you need a ELT, but they only say you need a new 406 MHZ ELT of your aircraf if the first registration of the aircraft is after the 01. April 2009.
Michael
if you fly VFR and below 5000ft you dont need a transponder. For IFR you need a mode S transponder because you are all the time in controlled airspace.
If you want to fly in controlled airspace below 5000ft (C or D) you have to have a mode S transponder. Or if you go above 5000ft.
We have some TMZ in the south (Bodensee / Friedrichshafen). There you need a mode S transponder too.
ELT, Im not sure. There is a rule that you need a ELT, but they only say you need a new 406 MHZ ELT of your aircraf if the first registration of the aircraft is after the 01. April 2009.
Michael
