Frankfurt (EDDF) Pilot Briefing

Cross the Pond 2016 Westbound

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Inhalt 1 Cross the Pond special instructions ....................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Client settings ................................................................................................................................ 3

1.2 Hotline for assistance .................................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Clearance frequency ...................................................................................................................... 3

1.4 Coming online to save the slot ...................................................................................................... 3

1.5 Time calculation on ground ........................................................................................................... 3

2 General Information Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) ..................................................................................... 4

2.1 Airport Layout ................................................................................................................................ 4

2.2 Airport Layout & Scenery .............................................................................................................. 4

2.3 Typical parking positions ............................................................................................................... 5

3 Departing from Frankfurt ...................................................................................................................... 6

3.1 Clearance and Startup (DEL) .......................................................................................................... 6

3.2 Pushback / Taxi (Apron, GND) ....................................................................................................... 6

3.3 Take-off (Tower, TWR) .................................................................................................................. 6

3.4 Departure (APP/DEP)..................................................................................................................... 6

4 Sample Phraseology .............................................................................................................................. 7

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1 Cross the Pond special instructions

1.1 Client settings

We kindly ask you to restrict your pilot client to:

Maximum Range = 20 NM

Maximum aircraft to display = 50

During Cross the Pond, we observe many aircraft on ground, which pop up and disappear due pilot

clients sending to many aircraft to the flight sim, which cannot handle the amount of traffic around. You

may increase these values when airborne.

1.2 Hotline for assistance

In any case of any trouble or if you have an urgent question while departing Frankfurt, please contact a

public relations person by text. You will identify them by the ACCGERHLPx callsign and the comment in

the controller info. They will help you with the flight plan and a possible slot (no guarantee on the slot

though).

1.3 Clearance frequency

There will be two frequencies.

While you are standing at a Bravo, Charlie, Delta or Echo gate, please contact EDDF_E_DEL on 121.900

While you are standing at an Alpha Gate or Foxtrott or Victor stand, please contact EDDF_W_DEL on

121.850

You will receive clearance on both DEL Frequencies, regardless of stand or gate. East / West allocation is

for balancing only.

1.4 Coming online to save the slot

Please be online at least 35 Minutes before your take off time (slot time). There is a slot system in place,

so we will provide non-event traffic with empty slots of no show event traffic. We suggest to be online

45 Minutes before departure. We will register you in our slot system automatically, once you are online,

so the slot is blocked by you. No need to call in already at that point in time.

1.5 Time calculation on ground

Please be advised, that expected departure clearance time is "wheels up time". So we kindly ask you to

get your clearance from delivery approximately 30-35 minutes before the expected departure and

calculate 10-15 minutes for push and taxi.

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2 General Information Frankfurt Airport (EDDF)

2.1 Airport Layout

EDDF_ATIS ATIS 118.020

EDDF_E_DEL Frankfurt Delivery 121.900 Delivery West (B, C, D, E Gates) **

EDDF_W_DEL Frankfurt Delivery 121.850 Delivery East (A Gates + F, V Stands) **

EDDF_W_GND Frankfurt Apron 121.750 Apron West

EDDF_E_GND Frankfurt Apron 121.950 Apron East

EDDF_TWR Frankfurt Tower 119.900 Runway 07/25

EDDF_W_TWR Frankfurt Tower 124.850 Runway 18

EDDF_DEP Langen Radar 120.150

EDGG_E_CTR Langen Radar 127.720

EDGG_P_CTR Langen Radar 135.650 BIBTI-departures

** You will receive clearance on both DEL Frequencies, regardless of stand or gate. East / West allocation

is for balancing only.

2.2 Airport Layout & Scenery

There has been much change in the airport layout recently. Back in 2010 all taxiways had been renamed

in order to establish an alphanumeric system. Therefore, the FS default scenery is not up to date.

Nevertheless, both the new/old systems are implemented in our ground charts.

In June 2011 (AIRAC 1107) the old runway 07L/25R has been renamed 07C/25C in order to give way to

the new north-western runway opened in October 2011.

Charts & Airport Information

http://www.vatsim-germany.org/airport/EDDF

Arrival runways: 07L/25R, 07R/25L

Departure runways: 07C/25C, 07R/25L, 18

The default FSX and P3D scenery for EDDF is completely outdated.

We urgently ask you to at least install a freeware scenery for Frankfurt,

which you can find under:

http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=191301

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2.3 Typical parking positions

Terminal 1 is used by Star Alliance (A,B,C gates). Sky Team and Oneworld use Terminal 2 (C, D, E

gates). V stands can be used by any airline. F stands are cargo stands.

A B C D E F (cargo stands)

ADH ACA AAL AFR BER DLH: F236-F240

ADR ANA AFL AFL CAL FDX: F231-F240

AEE ANZ AZA AZA ETD GEC: F211-F227

AUA CCA AWE BAW FIN SWL: F221-F225

CFG DLH CFG BER GAE TAY: F231-F233

CTN ETH DLH BMI GFA

DLH LGL ELY CES ICE

GAE (OAL) JAT CSA NLY

(JKK) QTR LHA DAL RJA

LOT SAA TAR EIN SBI

SAS SIA THY HVN TUI

SWR TAM WTA IBE UAE

TAP THA JAL UZB

UAL UAL KLM

VRG (MAH)

NMB

QFA

The following gates and stands can be used by A388 type acft: A54, A58, A62, A66; B26, B28, B46; C13-

16; D3; E2, E5; V151, V153-V170.

A E D C

B

Terminal 2

Terminal 1

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3 Departing from Frankfurt

3.1 Clearance and Startup (DEL)

Clearance Delivery will issue you with an IFR-clearance containing the Standard Instrument Departure

(SID) to fly and the transponder code. Find below a table of SIDs used most likely for CTP2016W.

Waypoint

SID-designator Runway Notes

BIBTI E----------------->

G---------------->

07C

25C

Initial climb altitude 5.000ft

MARUN E----------------->

G---------------->

07C

25C

Initial climb altitude 5.000ft

SOBRA L-----------------> 18 Initial climb altitude 4.000ft

By the SID designator you can see your runway. Do you have Echo, it will be 07C, if it is Lima, 18 is your

departure runway in accordance to the table above.

If unable to fly SIDs request radar vectored departure. In this case the controller will tell you to fly

runway heading and maintain either 5000ft for 07/25-departure or 4000ft for 18-departure.

3.2 Pushback / Taxi (Apron, GND)

DEL will transfer you to the appropriate apron frequency. Always contact GND, respectively the actual

responsible controller for pushback, do not push on your own! Check that your transponder code is set

correctly prior to requesting pushback. Squawk standby on the ground! When moving around the Apron

you will not be alone, so read back all holdshort-instructions und listen carefully.

3.3 Take-off (Tower, TWR)

Different holding points may be used to sequence departing traffic, stick to the ground charts!

If you want to make an intersection departure, tell the controller. ATC may even send light and medium

aircraft to an intersection directly, such as L6 for runway 25C.

Squawk mode C when you receive the lineup clearance. When airborne, Tower will hand you off to APP

(or DEP during Events).

3.4 Departure (APP/DEP)

Departing Traffic:

Initial climb for 07/25-departures is 5000ft.

Initial climb for 18-departures is 4000ft.

Do not climb above these altitudes unless cleared by ATC. Otherwise you may cause conflicts with

arriving traffic.

Transition altitude is 5000ft.

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4 Sample Phraseology

Pilot; Controller

“Frankfurt Delivery, DLH123 information A, request startup“

“DLH123, Frankfurt Delivery. Startup approved, cleared XXXX via BITBI3G departure, flight planned route,

squawk 2132”

“Startup approved, cleared XXXX via BITBI3G departure, flight planned route, squawk 2132, DLH123”

“DLH123, readback correct, contact Apron 121.750 for pushback”

“Frankfurt Apron, DLH123, request pushback”

“DLH123, Frankfurt Apron, pushback approved, (face west)”

“Pushback approved facing west, DLH123”

…

“DLH123, request taxi”

“DLH123, taxi holding point runway 18 via N7 N”

“Taxi holding point runway 18 via N7 N, DLH123”

…

“DLH123, contact tower 119.9”

“Contact tower 119.9, DLH123”

“Frankfurt Tower, DLH123, on N/holding point runway 18, ready for departure”

“DLH123, Frankfurt Tower, <number two> / <line up runway 18 and wait> / <wind 200° 5 knots, runway

18 cleared for takeoff>”

“Number two / line up runway 18 and wait / runway 18 cleared for takeoff, DLH123”

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“DLH123, contact Langen Radar 120.8”

“Contact Langen Radar on 120.8, DLH123”

“Langen Radar, DLH123 passing 1800ft for 4000ft”

“DLH123, Langen Radar identified, climb FL110”

“Climb FL110, DLH123”

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“DLH123, contact Langen Radar 127.72”

“Contact Langen Radar 127.72, DLH123”

“Langen Radar, DLH123 passing FL92 for FL110”

“DLH123, Langen Radar identified, climb FL230”

“Climb FL230, DLH123”