Dal 20 al 30 agosto 2021 (stimato) lo spazio aereo italiano potrà essere interessato dal campionato mondiale di aerostati a gas “Gordon Bennett 2021” con massimo 17 mezzi con 2 membri di equipaggio ognuno. Gli aeromobili saranno equipaggiati con radio 8.33 KHz, transponder Modo S, GPS, luci e dispositivi di comunicazione satellitare.
Le attività saranno condotte con piloti certificati per il VFR notturno. Gli aeromobili partecipanti potranno penetrare spazi aerei A, C, D, E e le ATZ controllate solo con la specifica autorizzazione dell’ente ATS responsabile. Le aree pericolose (D) e regolamentate (R) saranno da evitare.
Le seguenti aree sono identificate per le operazioni:
- Dalle 06.00 alle 23.00 locali nell’area di Milano ACC le operazioni sono consentite solo nell’area a nord del 45° parallelo e a ovest dell’8° meridiano tra FL140 e FL150.
- Durante le ore diurne nella CTA di Padova le operazioni sono vietate a nord del 44° parallelo;
- Dalle 06.00 alle 23.00 locali le operazioni sono vietate all’interno della TMA di Roma.
Il campionato “Gordon Bennett” è una competizione internazionale che prevede la partenza da uno stesso sito di aerostati con le stesse dimensioni e stesso peso. Vince chi percorre la distanza maggiore senza effettuare scali. L’edizione 2021 prevede la partenza da Toruń, Polonia.
W1877/21 NOTAMN
Q) LIXX/QXXLW/IV/NBO/W/000/195/4339N01139E999
A) LIBB LIMM LIRR B) 2108201730 C) 2108302359 EST
E) BALLOONS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ‘GORDON BENNETT 2021’
ITALIAN FLIGHT INFORMATION REGIONS MAY BE AFFECTED BY A MAXIMUM
OF 17 (SEVENTEEN) GAS BALLOONS WITH TWO-PILOT CREW AND EQUIPPED
AS FLW:
1. TWO-WAY 8.33 KHZ VHF RADIO
2. SSR TRANSPONDER MODE ‘S’
3. GPS
4. STROBE AND BEAM LIGHTS
5. SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT FOR OVERSEAS FLIGHTS
6. EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT)
7. OXYGEN SUPPLY
8. SATELLITE GSM COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
REMARKS:
ACTIVITY WILL BE CONDUCTED AS FLW:
1. WITHIN ITALIAN AIRSPACE GAS BALLOONS SHALL APPLY VISUAL FLIGHT
RULES ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT VERSION OF REGULATION (UE)
NR. 923/2012 ‘SERA’, AS APPLICABLE.
2. IN ADDITION TO AND ACCORDING TO ENAC (ITALIAN CIVIL AVIATION
AUTHORITY) REGULATION ‘RULES OF THE AIR ITALY’, FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS ARE IN FORCE FOR NIGHT VFR OPERATIONS WITHIN ITALIAN
AIRSPACE:
A. PILOTS SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT NIGHT VFR ACTIVITY
B. AIRCRAFT SHALL BE CERTIFIED FOR OPERATING NIGHT VFR BY OWN
STATE OF REGISTRATION
C. BELOW 3000 FT AMSL / 1000 FT AGL PILOTS SHALL MAINTAIN
CONTINUOUS SIGHT OF THE SURFACE DURING THE FLIGHT
D. FOR MOUNTAINOUS AREAS FLIGHT VISIBILITY SHALL NOT BE LESS
THAN 8 KM
E. SSR TRANSPONDER MODE ‘A’ AND ‘C’, DOUBLE COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT AND ‘ELT’ DEVICE ARE REQUIRED
3. CONTINUOUS TWO-WAY RADIO CONTACT SHALL BE MAINTAINED WITH THE
APPROPRIATE ATS UNIT
4. OPERATIONS CONDUCTED WITHIN ‘A’, ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’ AIRSPACES AND IN
THE AERODROME TRAFFIC ZONES (ATZ) OF CONTROLLED AIRPORTS SHALL
BE AUTHORIZED BY THE APPROPRIATE ATS UNIT
5. IN CONTROLLED AIRSPACE ALTITUDE/LEVEL CHANGES SHALL BE
AUTHORIZED BY THE APPROPRIATE ATS UNIT
6. GAS BALLOONS OPERATION ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN WITHIN MILANO
TERMINAL CONTROL AREA (TMA).
7. FROM 0400/UTC TO 2100/UTC GAS BALLOONS OPERATIONS ONLY ALLOWED
WITHIN MILANO AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY NORTH OF 450000N WEST OF
0080000E FROM FL140 TO FL150
8. DURING DAYLIGHT GAS BALLOONS OPERATIONS ARE STRICTLY
FORBIDDEN WITHIN PADOVA CONTROL AREA (CTA), NORTH OF 440000N
9. FROM 0400/UTC TO 2100/UTC GAS BALLOONS OPERATIONS ARE
STRICTLY FORBIDDEN WITHIN ROMA TERMINAL AREA (TMA).
10. RESTRICTED (R) AND DANGEROUS (D) ZONES SHALL BE AVOIDED,
DURING TIME OF ACTIVATION UNLESS SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION IS
ISSUED BY THE RELEVANT ATS UNIT
11. GAS BALLOON OPERATIONS SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED IF SSR TRANSPONDER
INOPERATIVE
F) SFC
G) FL195