Aeronautical Information Publication

The AIP ( Aeronautical Information Publication English, in the language fliers usually only briefly AIP) is a standard reference work with aviation - relevant information and regulations. In general, an AIP is valid for a single state, but it is possible in principle that several countries issue a joint AIP.

  • 2.1 General ( GEN)
  • 2.2 En - route ( ENR)
  • 2.3 Aerodromes (AD)
  • 3.1 AIP AIP VFR

Publication

Aviation manuals are usually given in the official language of each country, in English. They are usually designed as a loose-leaf collection, so at the regular revisions only those pages need to be replaced, in which there are changes. Each page will contain the date of its publication or effective date of the changes.

In Germany, the publication of the aviation handbook is carried out by the Bureau of Notices to Airmen of the German Air Traffic Control (DFS ), in Austria by Austro Control (in the Aeronautical Information Management / Static Data Management) and in Switzerland by Skyguide.

Revisions, corrections and additions

Permanent changes of the air carrier manual as bug fixes or adding a new start and runway to the section of an aerodrome to be published in the periodical Amendments ( AMDT ).

Changes are not permanent, but valid for a longer period, will be published in the supplement (SUP ). An example of this is the establishment of a temporary ATZ to the airfield Tannheim during Tannkosh Fly-In 2011. Whether the amendment of short duration or is not the time for publication of a supplement, the pilot shall be informed by NOTAM.

Content

In AIP general rules and procedures are described in detail. It contains, among other course maps, airport maps, arrival / departure and approach charts and details of radio navigation aids and aerodrome obstacle cards.

The contents of the AIP and its structure is standardized internationally by the ICAO ( Annex 15 ). It is divided into three parts -General, en-route and Aerodromes divided, in turn, have several subsections.

General ( GEN)

The General portion, abbreviated as GEN provides general information about regulations and aviation infrastructure. It is divided into four main sections:

  • GEN 1: National regulations and requirements, including information about: authorities responsible
  • Entry and departure of aircraft, crew, passengers and cargo
  • Required equipment and instrumentation of aircraft
  • Deviations from ICAO Standards and Procedures
  • Local units (including conversion tables )
  • Local measurement systems (calendars, geodetic datum )
  • Used in AIS publications Abbreviations
  • Radio navigation aids
  • Local times of sunrise and sunset
  • Aeronautical Information Service (AIS )
  • Aeronautical charts
  • Air Traffic Services
  • Communication services
  • Aviation Meteorology ( for example, METAR and VOLMET )
  • Search and Rescue

En - route ( ENR)

The Sub En route, abbreviated as ENR, contains information that is of importance during the flight. It is divided into six main sections:

  • ENR 1: General rules and procedures, including: Visual flight rules ( VFR)
  • Instrument Flight Rules (IFR )
  • Airspace classes
  • Queue, departure and arrival procedures
  • Filing of flight plans
  • Flight Information Regions (FIR, UIR )
  • Transport areas (TCA )
  • Control zones around military airfields, provided that these are not described in Part AD
  • Air lock, air restriction and danger areas
  • Military training areas
  • Obstacles to aviation
  • Areas with intensive use by sport pilots
  • Areas with increased bird strike hazard ( migration routes, nesting areas, bird sanctuaries )
  • Areas with other hazards ( active volcanoes, nuclear power plants )

Aerodromes (AD)

The part of Aerodromes, abbreviated as AD, contains information on aerodromes ( ICAO: aerodrome ) and helipads ( ICAO: heliport ). It is divided into three main sections:

  • AD 1 contains general information, including: an index of airfields with reference to the corresponding pages in section AD 2 and AD 3
  • A description of the national classification system for airfields
  • Geography ( Aerodrome reference point, height above sea level near aerodrome reference temperature, local declination, etc.)
  • Aerodrome operators
  • Operating hours of the airport as a whole and individual areas such as handling, air traffic control, customs
  • Service facilities for air operations, for example, Availability of gas stations, de-icing equipment, repairers or hangars for foreign aircraft
  • Service facilities for passengers, for example, Availability of hotels, restaurants, medical facilities, banks, or in the vicinity of the aerodrome
  • Aprons and taxiways (dimensions, surface covering, carrying capacity )
  • Relevant obstacles to aviation
  • Availability of meteorological information
  • Start and runways (dimensions, orientation, surface covering, carrying capacity, coordinates and altitude of the landing threshold, slope)
  • Runway and approach lighting
  • Airspace structure
  • Navigation and landing aids
  • Avoid aircraft noise
  • A number of different cards ( can also be published separately)

AIP Germany

In Germany, the civil aeronautics manual is published by the Bureau of Notices to Airmen of DFS. It consists of two volumes:

  • Volume 1 GEN General or general information
  • ENR General Rules and Procedures
  • SUP Supplements
  • AD airfields

AIP AIP VFR

The AIP AIP VFR is an excerpt from the AIP with some additions. It contains excerpts from the AIP AIP, additional information for VFR flights ( VFR ) and in alphabetical order the visual approach and view takeoff charts, aerodrome charts, rules and supplementary data for airports, helipads and military airfields with civil joint use. In addition, be issued in a separate part relating to the visual approach and aerodrome charts for selected heliports.

Since 2011, the AIP VFR is in addition to the paper edition in an electronic version incl heliports under the title " Visual Flight Guide " published.

The VFR bulletin was contained by the end of 2007 in the AIP VFR. Since 2008, the VFR - Bulletin in the AIS portal and an electronic eVFR - Bulletin is available online.

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