Air Operations Activity stream https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/ en Michael Adipas and 3 others commented on Toine Delnoij's topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3993 The initially calculated max FDP based on crew reporting time is still applicable . Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:25:59 +0100 Michael Adipas 305312 on Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:25:59 +0100 Toine Delnoij created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/43610 Unplanned extra sector and max FDP Tue, 28 Nov 2023 08:50:01 +0100 Toine Delnoij 305163 on Tue, 28 Nov 2023 08:50:01 +0100 Kieran Byrne posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1660 Hi all Perhaps someone can assist on this. Does AMC3 ORO.MLR.100 mandate the operations manuals to explicitly follow this table of contents? My understanding of the AMC requirement is for the items to be included in the OM but the actual manual structure (aside from OM-A, -B, etc) can be as per the operator requirements. Appreciate additional clarity. Kieran Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:51:52 +0100 Kieran Byrne 304844 on Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:51:52 +0100 Robert Gottwald and 1 others commented on Larry Bateson's topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3981 Hi Larry, in practice I would argue that meeting the regulatory intent of Articles 139 and 140 of 2018/1139 should be prioritized over legally reflecting the (inadvertent?) delayed adoption of Article 140 (2) by the regulator beyond the deadline it set itself. Maybe a way to address this and prevent confusion is to clearly state "in accordance with Reg (EC) 216/2008 until adaption of Reg (EC) 2018/1139" or something to that effect? Article 139 (4) also states "References to the repealed Regulations referred to in paragraphs 1 (Regulation (EC) No 216/2008), 2 (Regulation (EC) No… Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:42:56 +0100 Robert Gottwald 304820 on Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:42:56 +0100 Michel MASSON posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1658 EASA monitoring situation regarding possible eruption of Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall, Nov.14 2023 https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/newsroom-and-events/news/easa-monitoring-… EASA is monitoring the situation in Iceland regarding potential eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano. In the event of an eruption and development of an ash cloud, the Agency will work with other aviation actors to assess the impact for aviation and make recommendations accordingly. The EASA webpage Volcanic Ash (https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/domains/safety-management/volcanic-ash) gives information on the 2010… Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:01:45 +0100 Michel MASSON 304814 on Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:01:45 +0100 Michel MASSON created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/43341 Runway Excursion Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:43:01 +0100 Michel MASSON 304807 on Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:43:01 +0100 Mathieu VANDENAVENNE and 2 others commented on John Franklin's topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3976 Hello, additional information is provided below to further clarify: We have to check the complexity of the helicopters and the type of maintenance realised: does the operator perform the maintenance for himself or for another one... To be simple, for all type of operators (NCO, NCC, CAT, SPO...) which are doing the maintenance for their own helicopters : - Non-complex helicopters: NCO.SPEC.MCF - Complex helicopters: SPO.SPEC.MCF For maintenance operators that are doing maintenance for other operators helicopter (commercial maintenance operations...): SPO.SPEC.MCF. Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:17:16 +0100 Mathieu VANDENAVENNE 304560 on Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:17:16 +0100 Benjamin Hari posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1650 Good afternoon, Recently I had a chat with a flight crew training specialist from Volocopter. He said that most competencies for pilots will stay the same. Only Flight Path Management - Automation (FPM-A) and Flight Path Management - Manual (FPM-M) will experience a change in their performance marker. Generally there will be more focus on FPM-A due to the novel flight control system of VTOLs. Neither EASA SC-VTOL nor Opinion No 03/2023 does not specify this topic but confirms a new training approach for future VTOL-pilots due to the aforementioned challenges in flight control systems. EASA… Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:51:11 +0100 Benjamin Hari 304539 on Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:51:11 +0100 asparuh Asenov posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1649 London Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:27:37 +0100 asparuh Asenov 304478 on Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:27:37 +0100 Adel Ghobbar posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1648 I have an enquiry about Pilot Retirement as we do have a short of Captains. My question here under EASA rules can we extend the age of retirement from 65 to 67 or more if their health allows that. Your reply would be appreciated. Prof. Dr. Adel Ghobbar a.a.ghobbar@sorteng.de Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:51:21 +0100 Adel Ghobbar 304469 on Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:51:21 +0100 Michel MASSON posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1647 Pilot Rules: Things You Didn't Know Pilots Do Why pilots think deeply about time. Article by Jack Herstam, Simple Flying, Nov. 5, 2023 Photo by Aer Lingus Nice article promoted in Flight Safety Information of Nov. 6 that I wish sharing with you: https://simpleflying.com/little-known-pilot-rules-guide/. Summary: - Pilots must carefully manage their time, especially when facing delays or extended duty periods, to comply with regulations and ensure a smooth operation. - Fuel management is crucial for pilots, as they need to consider delay fuel, engine warm-up time, and their planned takeoff… Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:08:20 +0100 Michel MASSON 304454 on Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:08:20 +0100 Larry Bateson created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/43099 ORO.FTL.120 Fatigue Risk Management (FRM) Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:33:01 +0100 Larry Bateson 304448 on Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:33:01 +0100 Michel MASSON created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/43086 IATA Podcast: Risk-based IOSA Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:58:01 +0100 Michel MASSON 304429 on Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:58:01 +0100 Tapani Maukonen and 2 others commented on John Franklin's topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3969 Hi John, thanks for a well put together package once again! And thank you for highlighting the winter operations bulletin published by Traficom. I would like to point out that we also have another winter ops bulletin that is targeted more for the general aviation community, and it is available in English here: https://uutiskirjeet.traficom.fi/a/s/165726507-f4c56f9e5d19ab67b72ebab9… If you'd like to include it at some point as well :) Mon, 06 Nov 2023 15:14:15 +0100 Tapani Maukonen 304399 on Mon, 06 Nov 2023 15:14:15 +0100 John Franklin created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/43070 Global Navigation Satellite System Outage Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:50:01 +0100 John Franklin 304395 on Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:50:01 +0100 John Franklin created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/42916 Conversation Aviation Magazine 03-2023 - Winter Readiness Thu, 02 Nov 2023 09:50:01 +0100 John Franklin 304184 on Thu, 02 Nov 2023 09:50:01 +0100 Axel Wegener posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1646 Maybe this is already answered in a former question...related to ORO.GEN.205 (contracted activities), what will be the requirement for an Operator (NCC/SPO) to ensure compliance of Jepp. or LIDO contents (e.g. operating minima)? Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:27:03 +0100 Axel Wegener 304124 on Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:27:03 +0100 Michel Masson posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1645 EGNOS Bulletin Autumn 2023 https://egnos-user-support.essp-sas.eu/news-events/egnos-bulletin In this issue you can find: - EGNOS use success stories as: The incorporation of new LPV-capable aircraft in KLM fleet The publication of the first-ever LPV procedure to a Non-Instrument Runway End (NIRE) in Class G airspace EGNOS for marine engineering and marine environment protection New PBN procedures for HEMS in the Apulia Region - An article on the new Guidelines on EFVS in SBAS-based operations - Interview with Helicus - Update of the latest news in different market segments. - And much more! Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:57:01 +0100 Michel MASSON 304092 on Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:57:01 +0100 John Franklin created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/42838 Maintenance Check Flights Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:30:01 +0100 John Franklin 304063 on Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:30:01 +0100 André Weber-Juds and 2 others commented on Iry Razafintsalama's topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3944 Yes, crews would get an OFP update e.g. via ACARS, from any suitable point en-route. Lido/Flight and many other modern flight planning systems have that ability. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:25:22 +0200 André Weber-Juds 303846 on Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:25:22 +0200 Stan Chell posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1643 Problems with interpreting and training Resilience - CRM. Re: ORO.FC.115 Crew resource management (CRM) training. This research paper identifies difficulties with training resilience and recommends EASA regulatory revision. https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=9140012… What are the experiences of other operators ? "In terms of resilience, the current EASA regulation on Crew Resource Management (CRM) appears somewhat vague and has a flavour of a compromise and reductionism. While it outlines the "what," it falls short in explaining the "how.… Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:30:45 +0200 Stan Chell 303798 on Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:30:45 +0200 Goncalo Oliveira commented on Mohammad Ghashghaei's topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3943 Hi Mohammad, I'm not sure I understood your comment; The Easy Access Rules basically put together the material published by 2 different entities; The European Commission and EASA. Without the Easy Access Rules, we would need to check the requirements in one document published by the European Commission and then check the Alternates Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM) in a document published by EASA. With ICAO Doc. 9 you don’t have that, There is only one entity/organisation and it is all in one place… I might be missing something… Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:39:12 +0200 Goncalo Oliveira 303790 on Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:39:12 +0200 John Franklin created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/42598 Sustainable Flying Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:10:01 +0200 John Franklin 303744 on Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:10:01 +0200 John Franklin created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/42572 EASA Flight Examiner Manual Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:00:01 +0200 John Franklin 303696 on Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:00:01 +0200 Nicolas CHARLEMAGNE posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1640 Hi All I would like and appreciate your comments about one small bit of AMC1 ORO.FC.105(b)(2);(c) Designation as pilot-incommand/commander. Sorry if the topic has already been addressed in the past. I just could not find the thread. The little bit I am talking about is down the AMC at (b) Aerodrome knowledge...... (3) All aerodromes to which an operator operates should be categorised in one of these three categories: (i) category A — (A) a straight-in3D i nstrument approach procedure with a glide path angle of not more than 3.5 degrees to each runway… Sun, 22 Oct 2023 11:50:48 +0200 Nicolas CHARLEMAGNE 303578 on Sun, 22 Oct 2023 11:50:48 +0200 Hamad Ahmed posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1639 Hi All, I am looking for a sample risk assessment as mentioned in SPA.LVO.105 Specific approval criteria (g): for the intended operations, a safety assessment has been carried out, and performance indicators have been established to monitor the level of safety. Sun, 22 Oct 2023 06:28:54 +0200 Hamad Ahmed 303571 on Sun, 22 Oct 2023 06:28:54 +0200 Dominique Piepers posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1638 Hi all, I am looking for clarification concerning AMC5 CAT.OP.MPA.182 Point (a) (2) (ii) states that "for a type A or a circling approach, ceiling at or above MDH". I don't see why the circling approach has to be separately mentioned since by definition a circling approach is a Type A operation (item (20a) in Annex I - Definitions) Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:05:06 +0200 Dominique Piepers 303511 on Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:05:06 +0200 Tony Coates commented on Mohammad Ghashghaei's topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3920 Regular and continual assessment of engineering skills are essential to ensure both best practice and safety when working on AGL equipment. The keeping of personal logbooks ensures that the training needs of the individual are being maintained, and auditing can ensure this. This, with regular updates on technology and regulatory factors, as well as independent assessments on a regular basis, will ensure that AGL engineering personnel are capable of working safely and effectively to ensure compliance on an airfield. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:35:36 +0200 Tony Coates 303489 on Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:35:36 +0200 Iry Razafintsalama created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/42463 Clarification on In-flight re-planning Fri, 20 Oct 2023 04:12:01 +0200 Iry Razafintsalama 303472 on Fri, 20 Oct 2023 04:12:01 +0200 Mohammad Ghashghaei created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/42402 Part-ADR/ Aerodrome Engineers and Maintenance Experts Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:33:01 +0200 Mohammad Ghashghaei 303389 on Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:33:01 +0200 Mohammad Ghashghaei created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/42400 Easy Access for ICAO Annex9 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:34:01 +0200 Mohammad Ghashghaei 303383 on Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:34:01 +0200 John Franklin created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/42141 Misunderstanding of CPDLC Uplink Messages Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:13:01 +0200 John Franklin 303095 on Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:13:01 +0200 John Franklin created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/42013 Standard Phraseology Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:57:01 +0200 John Franklin 302938 on Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:57:01 +0200 Goncalo Oliveira posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1636 I can't find the requirement to have the Minimum Required Fuel in the Operational Flight Plan. Both CAT.OP.MPA.181 and the AMC require us to have the Taxi, Trip, Contingency, Alternate, Final Reserve, Additional, Extra and Discretionary in the Operational Flight Plan but I can't find the requirement to have the Minimum Required Fuel there.What am I missing? Thanks Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:20:36 +0200 Goncalo Oliveira 302810 on Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:20:36 +0200 Brent Van Sand and 1 others commented on John Franklin's topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3910 It would be nice if the standard phraseology were extended to cover domains such as ballooning, drones,... During my balloon flights in controlled airspace, I can happily express myself in English, but let that not be standard phraseology taught to me during my initial RT training, let alone known to other airspace users. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:14:01 +0200 Brent Van Sand 302635 on Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:14:01 +0200 John Franklin created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/41735 Aviation Language - A Shared Responsibility Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:19:01 +0200 John Franklin 302581 on Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:19:01 +0200 jonatan Meschke and 1 others commented on Dominic Waeckerlin's event in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3906 What type of aircraft are we discussing during these events? Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:51:12 +0200 Jonatan Meschke 302532 on Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:51:12 +0200 Dominic Waeckerlin created an event in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/41626 GPS SPOOFING EVENTS Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:12:01 +0200 Dominic Waeckerlin 302450 on Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:12:01 +0200 Manuel Wenders and 1 others commented on John Franklin's topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3904 Hey John, it was nice to meet you yesterday and I hope you did not lost something of your golf-equip on our RWY!?! ;-) Today they`ve found a WW2 bomb in one of the "holes" during WIP on TWY. Bomb disposal successfully finished 10 mins ago. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:33:58 +0200 Manuel Wenders 302427 on Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:33:58 +0200 Laura Martins and 1 others commented on John Franklin's topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3901 A good summary on how the reporting works. Cheers! Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:04:48 +0200 Laura Martins 302413 on Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:04:48 +0200 John Franklin created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/41577 FOD Prevention Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:00:01 +0200 John Franklin 302368 on Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:00:01 +0200 Michel MASSON created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/41571 Recognizing 20 Years of Safety Improvements with IOSA Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:40:01 +0200 Michel MASSON 302358 on Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:40:01 +0200 John Franklin created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/41413 ReFuel EU Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:43:01 +0200 John Franklin 302187 on Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:43:01 +0200 John Franklin created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/41350 Occurrence Reporting Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:34:01 +0200 John Franklin 302104 on Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:34:01 +0200 John Franklin and 1 others commented on John Franklin's event in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3896 Guy, the registration should work again now. We updated the link with the organisers in the article. I'll try and reach out on LinkedIn as well. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:03:24 +0200 John Franklin 302029 on Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:03:24 +0200 Axel Wegener commented on Michel MASSON's topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/comment/3893 My concern is the scaleability of a Management System for our NCC- and SPO-Operators! In most cases the MS is difficult to establish and to fill with life, for an one or two person operation with a smaller Biz-Jet (eg. Citation) or a simple 'work-horse aircraft'. They struggle with designating Personal, setup a SRB, establish a reporting system, develop an ERP etc. There is not even a reason for a policy. E.g: no reports because of simply 'nothing really to report' and 'no one to report to' and therefor no statistics, no conclusions...no gain out of this effort… Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:38:19 +0200 Axel Wegener 301935 on Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:38:19 +0200 John Franklin created an event in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/41190 EAAP Selection Seminar: 27-28 September 2023 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:05:01 +0200 John Franklin 301904 on Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:05:01 +0200 Michel MASSON created a topic in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/group/13/content/41186 EASA publishes Management System Assessment Tool Edition 2.0 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:47:01 +0200 Michel MASSON 301896 on Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:47:01 +0200 Javier Torre posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1633 Dear all, I wanted to get your opinion on the following question: 1) Do you consider that navigation charts are required in critical phases of the flight? (take-off run, the take-off flight path, the final approach, the missed approach, the landing, including the landing roll) 2) Do you interpret that the EASA regulation requires it? The context is the use of portable EFBs as a source for navigation charts. For the portable EFB to be used in all the critical phases of the flight, it requires a support/mounting device (ref to AMC1 CAT.GEN.MPA.141(a)). I couldn't find any reference in the… Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:25:12 +0200 Javier Torre 301691 on Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:25:12 +0200 Ana Fonseca posted in Air Operations https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/post/1632 Dear community members, Can you help me with the following issue? Operators are obliged to have the Emergency Equipment Layout (EEL) for aircraft registration, etc. Are operators also obliged to have the EEL on board and visible? If so, can you indicate the regulation/requirement that establishes this need? Thank you! Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:19:41 +0200 Ana Fonseca 301657 on Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:19:41 +0200