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The rules and planning of VFR flights in Poland explained step by step: with examples from real zones and airports, tables to print, sources in the AIP and exercises on the free map.
- 7 guides
- 99 min of reading
Guides marked "Applies to: Poland" describe the rules and sources in force in FIR Warszawa (Poland). Values in other countries may differ.
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01 TMA 3500-FL95
Airspace in Poland for VFR pilots
Classes C, D and G, CTR, TMA, ATZ, RMZ and TMZ, P, R and D areas. What you may do on a VFR flight, how to read zone limits and how not to infringe airspace - with examples from the Warsaw TMA.
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02 TSA · TRA · AUP
TSA and TRA: checking the AUP/UUP before VFR
The airspace use plan step by step: where to find it, how to read the bookings and UTC times, how a TSA differs from a TRA and what to do when a zone on your route becomes active during the flight.
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03 TC 227° · MH 228°
VFR navigation: course, wind and variation
From a line on the chart to a flight plan: true and magnetic course, the wind triangle, magnetic variation in Poland, ground speed, time and fuel - with an example and a nav log.
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04 EPGL PAPA
VFR reporting points and entering a CTR
Compulsory and on-request points, section AD 4.10 of the AIP VFR, the flight plan before entering a CTR, why Poland has 35 points called NOVEMBER and what the radio calls look like when entering the zone.
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05 500 ft · QNH
Altitude, terrain and obstacles: VFR profile
Minimum heights under SERA, QNH and the 6500 ft transition altitude, cruising levels, masts and wind turbines on the route, and planning a profile with a margin.
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06 EPBC · EPRA · EPLB
How to use the vfrmap.eu map - user guide
The website user guide: search and layers, a route with wind and fuel, the altitude profile with frequencies, test flight, replaying a GPX/IGC track and sending the route to the app with a QR code.
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07 GS · TRK · D→
VFR MAP EUROPE Android app - user guide
The app user guide step by step: downloading offline data, the aircraft profile, planning with wind and fuel, the weather and zone briefing, the in-flight screen, alerts, NRST, Direct-To, test flight and the flight logbook.
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The articles are educational material. They do not replace training with an instructor, the current AIP Poland, NOTAM or the regulations. Have an idea for a topic? Write to info@vfrmap.eu.