RFE Geneva

RFE Geneva
1400Z – 2100Z / 09.04.2016
Briefing for Pilots
Introduction
Briefing for Pilots
The aim of this pilot briefing for the RFE is to inform pilots about
local procedures and to prepare them for a lot of traffic. To be
able to achieve a good traffic flow, we need to count on your full
cooperation. If you have any questions about this briefing, don’t
hesitate to ask on the forum (ch.forum.ivao.aero) or send a mail to
ch-ec@ivao.aero.
General Rules
Radio Communication
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When changing to another frequency, do at least wait for 5
seconds to be sure you don’t interrupt any readback.
Do not all speak at one time. If this happens, the controller
will indicate which station shall communicate first.
Keep your communications as clear and as short as possible.
Controllers may tell you at any time to stand-by or monitor a
frequency, this means you do only change to the next frequency,
but don’t say anything until the controller calls you !
Pilots
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Comply with ATC instructions, unless the safety of your
aircraft is compromised.
Execute ATC instructions as soon as possible after reading it
back.
Listen well to transmissions from controllers, any “Please
repeat” will last in a delay of instructions.
Be sure to know your aircraft and able to fly it!
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ATC facilities
Name
ICAO-Code
Frequency
Responsibility
Geneva Ground
LSGG_ GND
121.675 Mhz
Deliveries
and
northern apron
Geneva Apron
LSGG_A_GND
121.850 Mhz
Movements on southern apron
Geneva Tower
LSGG_TWR
118.700 Mhz
Take-off, landing clearance, VFR
Geneva
Departure
LSGG_DEP
119.525 Mhz
Departing traffic
Geneva Arrival
LSGG_APP
136.250 Mhz
Initial Approach
Geneva Final
LSGG_F_APP
120.300 Mhz
Final Approach, ILS vectoring
Swiss Radar
LSAG_S_CTR
124.225 Mhz
Lower Radar Sector SFC – FL240
Swiss Radar
LSAG_L1_CTR
134.850 Mhz
Higher Radar Sector FL250 - UNL
movement
Runways
Runway
Heading
Dimension
Elevation
Surface
05
045°
1407 ft
Concrete
05 Grass
045°
12795 ft/ TKOF 3900 m LDG 3570m
X 164 ft/ 50 m
2700 ft/ 823 m X 98 ft/ 30 m
1407 ft
Grass
23
225°
1365 ft
Concrete
23 Grass
225°
12795 ft/ TKOF 3900 m LDG 3900 m
X 164 ft. / 50 m
2700 ft/ 823 m X 98 ft/ 30 m
1365 ft
Grass
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Navigation Facilities
Name
ID
Frequency
Course
ST PREX VOR
SPR
113.900 Mhz
GENEVA VOR
GVA
115.750 Mhz
PASSEIRY VOR
PAS
116.600 Mhz
GLAND NDB
GLA
375 Khz
ILS 05
INE
110.90 Mhz
045°
ILS 23
ISW
109.90 Mhz
225°
Holdings
If there is too much traffic in the approach sector, pilots shall
expect one of the following holdings. You will be told to enter the
hold “as published”. This means your hold has to look like it is
shown in the table below.
FIX
Inbound Course
Turn direction
Altitude
DINIG
144°
LEFT
7000 ft. – FL240
NEMOS
230°
RIGHT
FL110 – FL230
VADAR
230°
RIGHT
9000 ft. – FL230
GOLEB
348°
RIGHT
FL180 – FL240
CBY
028°
RIGHT
FL100 – FL140
ROMOM
240°
RIGHT
FL090 – FL120
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Departing traffic
Times
The times indicated in the booking system are the target off-block
times (TOBT). This means, you should request push back at the time
indicated on your booking (+/- 5 minutes) !
Please note that all times are Zulu times !
Connecting to the network
It is essential that you connect yourself at least 15 minutes prior
to your TOBT at your assigned gate. Do NOT contact Ground for
clearance earlier then 10 minutes prior to your TOBT, you will be
advised to wait and call back earliest 10 prior to your TOBT. If you
are not able to be ready 5 minutes after your TOBT for push back and
start up, then you are delayed. You need to report this and you will
be assigned to a new slot time!
Clearance
At Geneva, clearances are delivered by the Ground controller. There
is no special Delivery frequency; this means you need to contact
121.675 MHz to obtain your clearance.
On initial contact with Ground, please give the following details:
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Callsign
Aircraft
Stand/Gate
ATIS Information
Example:
Pilot – Geneva Ground Bonjour, Swiss 69 Kilo Charlie, Airbus A320 at
Gate A5 with information I, ready to copy clearance to Zurich
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ATC – Swiss 69 Kilo Charlie, Geneva Ground Bonjour, Info I correct,
runway 23 to Zurich, KONIL4 Juliett departure, squawk 4201
Once you’ve readback your clearance, and the controller tells
“readback correct”, stay on Ground, set your squawk, and ask for
pushback/start-up only if you are ready and within your TOBT +/- 5
Minutes (Pushback/start-up request must include the stand/gate
number).
Pushback / Start-up
Once you’ve requested pushback or start-up, the Ground controller
will hand you over to Apron on 121.850 MHz and you will receive the
clearance to do so from the Apron controller. He is responsible for
all ground movements on the southern part of the airfield. Please
don’t forget to face into the right direction (indicated by
controller on pushback clearance).
If you are located in the northern part of the airfield, you will
have to stay with Ground (where you got your clearance) for
pushback, start-up and taxi.
Taxi
Be sure to have the ground charts with you in order to taxi along
the correct taxiways. There is a high risk of collision/mess if a
wrong taxiway is used. Do only request taxi when fully ready to do
so. Special taxiways at Geneva are the “LINK” taxiways; please
listen carefully to the controller when receiving taxi clearance.
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Below
you
can
see
these
different
LINKS
in
yellow:
Line-up and Take-off
For line-up and take-off clearance, contact Tower on 118.700 MHz. Do
only contact Tower when advised to do so by Apron/Ground and do not
line-up or take-off without any clearance.
When runway 23 is in service, Apron may ask you to contact Tower way
before reaching the holding point (approx. after passing cargo
apron).
If your performance allows, you may request intersection B for takeoff (2600m remaining runway from B). Keep in mind that ATC does
first need to approve this request.
When runway 05 is in service, Apron will hand you over to Tower only
when reaching the holding point.
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If your performance allows (usually only light or turboprop), you
may request intersection E for take-off (2750m remaining runway from
E). Keep in mind that ATC does first need to approve this request.
Departure
After take-off, Tower controller will hand you over to Departure
Radar on 119.525 MHz. After departure, do NOT climb above the
initial climb clearance! The standard initial climb clearance is
FL090, if you’re not cleared to climb further by Departure, stay at
FL090 and follow your SID.
Your initial contact with Departure should
callsign and the passing altitude/level.
only
contain
your
Swiss Radar
When leaving the sector of departure, you will be sent to the lower
Swiss Radar on 124.225 Mhz, later then onto high sector Swiss on
134.850 Mhz.
Thank you for departing from Geneva, if you’re coming back, please
read on with the Arrivals part.
Arriving traffic
First contact with Geneva
On initial contact with Geneva Arrival on 136.250 MHz, you should
already be cleared for a STAR. If not, enter the hold over your last
fix at clearance limit as published on the charts and let the
controller know about it.
The first call to Arrival should state the following details:
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Callsign
Current level
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Cleared level from last ATC position
Aircraft
ATIS Information
The Arrival controller will then guide you to the active runway
using STAR or Vectors. You may need to fly direct to any waypoint.
If you get a shortcut, double check your descend path! Be prepared
for speed restrictions!
Open STAR
Despite we are all aware of what a STAR is (i.e. the instrumental,
or visual in rare cases, arrival route that connects the flight
route to the Initial Approach Segment), I would like to refresh the
pilot participating to the RFE event in few days that the STARs in
Geneva are OPEN RNAV STAR.
An Open RNAV STAR is an instrument arrival procedure in which the
last fix is not connected to the IAF (Initial Approach Fix). The
last fix of the Open STAR is associated with a defined track to
follow. As specified in the example below on point 1 from current
Geneva chart, “No turn onto base unless cleared by ATC”. This means
that once you reached GG514 or GG512 (in this case runway 23 is in
use) if no ATC clearance to turn right or left has been received,
the pilot should continue on heading 045 keeping the same altitude
and the same speed restriction (i.e. 220kt in this case).
Be careful, FMC connects the STAR to the IAF automatically, so it is
the pilot that should keep an eye on the situation and act
accordingly to ATC requests (or non-requests). From our point of
view, we will try to always assign vectors to avoid any misleading
situation, but this cannot guaranteed all the time.
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Contacting Final
As soon as you are approaching the ILS, Arrival will hand you over
to Geneva Final on 120.300 MHz. The Final controller, will vector
and clear you for the ILS or any other approach you requested, need.
Be prepared for speed restrictions!
When contacting Final, you should state your callsign only (if not
other advised)! This will lower the load on the frequency.
When cleared for the ILS approach, do always report established,
Final will then ask you to contact Tower on 118.700 MHz.
Tower
On initial contact, Tower might only say “Hello”. This is nothing to
worry about, just continue your approach.
In case of a go around, Tower will tell you to execute missed
approach procedure as published and will hand you over to Arrival.
Be sure you are ready for a go around at any time during the
approach!
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Vacating the runway
Depending on the runway in use, there are preferred taxiways for
vacating the runway.
When runway 23 is in service, try to vacate via D, or latest at E.
Doing so will ensure a maximum use of the airport’s ground movements
capacity, as you won’t have long to taxi to your gate, which means
there is less traffic on the taxiways.
When runway 05 is in service, try to vacate via C, latest at B.
Contacting Apron
As soon as you vacated the runway, Tower will advise you to contact
Apron on 121.850 Mhz. As soon as you are on Apron frequency, your
initial contact should only contain:
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Callsign
Taxiway you vacated on
Example:
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Pilot – Geneva Apron Bonjour, Topswiss 7 8 Yankee Papa, vacated
via E
ATC – Topswiss 7 8 Yankee Papa, Geneva Apron Bonjour, taxi via
OUTER, LINK 2, INNER to Gate A5
The controller does know which gate you’ve been assigned to, don’t
request any gate!
The gate indicated on the booking is the most
likely expected gate. In case of delays, the ATC will assign new
gates, which might not correspond to the website anymore.
Parking and disconnecting
When you are on blocks, do not report anything, just leave the
frequency !
Disconnect latest 10 minutes after you have arrived at your parking
position. If you continue your flight, disconnect, recheck your gate
for departure and repeat the procedure written in the Departure
sequence above.
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