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Operational procedures

6.3.3 Communication and navigation equipment

With regard to communication and navigation equipment on board the aircraft,
the equipment must be approved for the type of operations for which the

aircraft is approved and currently being conducted.

6.3.3.1 Transponder

Aircraft operating within airspace class A, B or C must be equipped with an SSR

transponder with 4096 codes in Mode A/3 and Mode C with automatic pressure

altitude reporting.

If the aircraft has a transponder, it must be switched on, and if Mode C is
available, it must be activated.

6.3.3.2 VFR flight without sight of the ground

8.9.1 Aircraft must be approved and equipped for IFR flight according to the

flight manual and meet the airworthiness requirements contained in BL 1-12,

sect. 7.

8.9.2 Aircraft must be equipped with at least one VHF transmitting/receiving

system and, outside areas with full VHF coverage, an HF transmitting/ receiving
system or other approved transmitting/receiving system.

In addition, the following applies:

- The pilot must have at least 150 hours of flight time as a pilot, of which

at least 75 hours on an airplane

- There must be fuel for the destination and from there to an alternate or

to a predetermined point and from there to the destination or alternate

+ for 45 minutes of flight time at normal cruising speed

- The weather must be VMC in TAF (± 1 hour) for the destination or

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