1 THIS GUIDE MUST ALWAYS BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH NOTAMS, UK AIP SUPPLEMENTS, AICs, HOG 2016 AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION AS PUBLISHED AND PROVIDED. INDEX: TAB 1. Cover and Index 2. GENERAL INFORMATION 3. HELIPARK INFRASTRUCTURE 4. HELICOPTER ROUTING FATO 24 & HELICOPTER ROUTING CHARTS 5. HELICOPTER ROUTING FATO 06 & HELICOPTER ROUTING CHARTS 6. LANDING AND TAXIWAY ROUTING/STARTUP AND DEPARTURE 7. RADIO FAILURE 8. NOTES Pilots should email helipark@tagfarnborough.com giving their name and aircraft registration to confirm that they have read and understood the Helicopter Operators Guide. (Separate to this kneepad) Failure to do so before their first arrival will result in cancellation of that flight. CONTACTS TAG Operations TEL: 01252-379002 FAX: 01252-518771 TAG OPS FREQUENCY: 130.375MHz AFTN: EGLFFBOT
GENERAL INFORMATION 2.1 THE 2016 HELIPARK IS LOCATED NORTH OF THE RUNWAY ADJACENT B TAXIWAY. 2.2 OPEN 0715L TO 1900L (0615Z TO 1800Z) HOURS ON MONDAY 11TH JULY TO THURSDAY 14TH JULY 2016. 2.3 ALL HELICOPTER FLIGHTS TO AND FROM HELIPARK BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT WITH TAG OPERATIONS. 2.4 ALL HELICOPTERS MUST BE VHF EQUIPPED FOR APPROPRIATE FREQENCIES. 2 2.5 REFUELLING AVAILABLE IN THE NOMINATED AREA ON NORTH APRON, AVTUR ONLY. CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION AVAILABLE. 2.6 THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIMITED OPERATIONS DURING THE FLYING DISPLAY. TWO GAPS OF FIVE MINUTES WILL BE CREATED IN THE DISPLAY PROGRAMME EACH DAY; MONDAY 1415 & 1515, TUESDAY TO THURSDAY 1500 & 1600. IF KNOWN IN ADVANCE THESE DEPARTURE SLOTS SHOULD BE REQUESTED ON THE INITIAL HANDLING REQUEST. AS A MINIMUM, PILOTS SHOULD REQUEST A DEPARTURE SLOT WHEN THEY ARRIVE EACH MORNING TO ALLOW A SUITABLE SPACE IN THE FLYING DISPLAY PROGRAMME FOR THAT AFTERNOON TO BE PLANNED. 2.7 ALL CHARGES MUST BE SETTLED WITH TAG OPERATIONS BEFORE DEPARTURE. 2.8 FIXED WING MOVEMENTS TO AND FROM THE TAG AVIATION TERMINAL WILL TAKE PLACE BEFORE AND AFTER THE DISPLAY, INCLUDING DEMONSTRATION FLIGHTS. 2.9 ALL NON-ATC MATTERS SHOULD BE RAISED WITH TAG OPS ON FREQUENCY 130.375 MHz. 2.10 INBOUND/OUTBOUND ROUTES INEVITABLY CROSS, KEEP A GOOD LOOKOUT. HELICOPTERS MUST NOT BE FLOWN OVER THE CROWD OR FIL EXHIBITION SITE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION FROM FARNBOROUGH ATC GENERAL MANAGER, TAG FARNBOROUGH AIRPORT OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AND FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.
HELIPARK INFRASTRUCTURE 3 3.1 HELIPARK GATES ARE MARKED H1, H2, AND H3, AS PER CHART ABOVE. 3.2 HELICOPTERS SHOULD SELF POSITION ONTO THE PADS FACING NOSE IN (PERPENDICULAR) TO THE AIRSIDE/LANDSIDE FENCE. MARSHALLERS ARE PROVIDED FOR PARKING AND TAXIING TO AND FROM PADS. MARSHALLERS WILL GIVE AN ALL CLEAR SIGNAL BEFORE HELICOPTER LIFTS. 3.3 FIXED WING AIRCRAFT WILL CONTINUE TO UTILISE TAXIWAY BRAVO DURING HELIPARK OIPERATIONS. 3.4 ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE IS VIA A FATO 24/FATO 06 AND GRASS TAXIWAYS JULIET AND KILO WITH ASSOCIATED HOLDING POINTS AS PER THE CHART ABOVE 3.5 LONGER TERM HELICOPTER PARKING (HASHED AREA ON CHART ABOVE) AND HELI REFUELLING AREAS ARE PROVIDED. TRANSIT BETWEEN HELI GATES AND HELI PARKING IS SUBJECT TO ATC CLEARANCE
3.6 DECLARED FATO DISTANCES AND POSITION Direction FATO + Clearway TODAH RTODAH LDAH FATO 24 100m + 57m 157m 100m 100m FATO 06 100m + 190m 290m 100m 100m a Position 511651N 0004631W b Elevation 212ft amsl. c FATO Direction 24/06 d Surface Grass e Aviation Fuel Jet A-1 available f Arrangements For Strictly PPR Use g Operational Hours 0615 1800 UTC 3.7 WAKE TURBULENCE ARRIVING HELICOPTERS WILL BE ISSUED WITH RECOMMENDED WAKE TURBULENCE SPACING PHRASEOLOGY. OPERATORS MAY ADJUST THEIR PROFILE TO AVOID WAKE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERS AS PER COMPANY SOPS. DEPARTING HELICOPTERS WILL NOT BE AFFORDED DEPARTURE WAKE TURBULENCE SEPARATIONS WHEN THE MAIN RUNWAY OPERATION INVOLVES A LIGHT OR SMALL AIRCRAFT. WHEN DEPARTING AFTER A MEDIUM OR HEAVY WAKE TURBULENCE CATEGORY OPERATION ON THE MAIN RUNWAY, HELICOPTERS WILL BE ADVISED: - (CALLSIGN) AT (TIME) A (MAIN RUNWAY TYPE AND OPERATION), CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE, TAKE OFF AT YOUR DISCRETION, (SURFACE WIND) WHEN DEPARTING AFTER AN A380 OPERATION ON THE MAIN RUNWAY, HELICOPTERS SHALL BE HELD FOR 4 MINUTES (240 SECONDS) PRIOR TO BEING ALLOWED TO DEPART. WHEN ISSUING A CLEARANCE TO CROSS THE DISPLAY LINE/RUNWAY 24/06, IF THE PROJECTED FLIGHT PATH OF THE HELICOPTER WILL CROSS THE PROJECTED FLIGHT PATH OF A MEDIUM OR ABOVE WAKE TURBULENCE CATEGORY AIRCRAFT DEPARTING OR CARRYING OUT A MISSED APPROACH, HELICOPTERS WILL BE ADVISED CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE IN THE CLEARANCE TO CROSS.
HELICOPTER ROUTING - FATO 24 4.1 ROUTES INITIALLY TOWARDS THE AERODROME BOUNDARY ARE AS PER UK AIP AD EGLF 2.22 FLIGHT PROCEDURES SECTION 4. 4.2 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF S92 OR SIMILAR WEIGHT, HELICOPTERS WILL ARRIVE AND DEPART USING THE FATO 24/06. 4.3 HELICOPTERS ARE REQUESTED, WHERE POSSIBLE, TO ROUTE VFR IN ACCORDANCE WITH UK AIP EGLF AD 2.22 4.4 AFTER LANDING, HELICOPTERS ARE REQUESTED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IN GROUND MANEOUVRING DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF TAXIWAY BRAVO. 4.5 HELI AIMING POINTS BRAVO, FOXTROT AND YANKEE ARE SUSPENDED FROM USE DURING PERIODS OF OPERATION OF THE HELIPARK. ARRIVAL ROUTES (DEPARTURE ROUTES ARE THE REVERSE OF THESE) HELICOPTERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO CROSS THE ORANGE DISPLAY LINE MARKERS WITHOUT ATC CLEARANCE 4.6 VFR WEST - FOLLOW BASINGSTOKE TO WOKING RAILWAY LINE TO NORTH GATE, THEN ROUTE VIA SOUTHWOOD GOLF COURSE TO THE NORTHERN AERODROME BOUNDARY AND JOIN RIGHT BASE FOR FATO 24. 4.7 VFR NORTH FOLLOW M3 TO NORTH GATE, THEN ROUTE VIA SOUTHWOOD GOLF COURSE TO THE NORTHERN AERODROME BOUNDARY AND JOIN RIGHT BASE FOR FATO 24. 4.8 VFR EAST WORPLESDON STATION TO LONGEREND FARM ON THE A324 TO SURPRISE HILL THEN WEST TO THE BASINGSTOKE CANAL WHERE IT PASSES UNDER THE B3411 AND RAILWAY BRIDGES (TWO BRIDGES). FOLLOW THE CANAL TO THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF QUEENS PARADE. PROCEEDING BEYOND QUEENS PARADE WILL ONLY BE APPROVED ONCE SUITABLE INTEGRATION WITH INBOUNDS FOR RUNWAY 24 AND THE FATO 24 PATTERN HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. CLEARANCE TO CROSS THE DISPLAY LINE IS IMPLICIT IN ANY INSTRUCTION BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER TO CROSS THE RUNWAY THEN TO LEFT BASE FATO 24. 4.9 VFR SOUTH ROUTE TO THE A31/A331 JUNCTION (THE JUNCTION) AVOIDING BUILT UP AREAS AROUND FARNHAM THEN FOLLOW THE A331 TO JOIN THE BASINGSTOKE CANAL WHERE IT CROSSES OVER THE DUAL CARRIAGEWAY THEN TO THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF QUEENS PARADE. PROCEEDING BEYOND QUEENS PARADE WILL ONLY BE APPROVED ONCE SUITABLE INTEGRATION WITH INBOUNDS FOR RUNWAY 24 AND THE FATO 24 PATTERN HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. CLEARANCE TO CROSS THE DISPLAY LINE IS IMPLICIT IN ANY INSTRUCTION BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER TO CROSS THE RUNWAY THEN TO LEFT BASE FATO 24. 4.10 IFR RADAR POSITIONED FOR SRA OR VISUAL APPROACH. 4.11 IN ORDER TO DECONFLICT AGAINST OTHER AIRSHOW ACTIVITIES, HELICOPTERS SHALL OPERATE NOT ABOVE 1400FT AMSL. 4.12 SINGLE ENGINE HELICOPTERS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF 700FT WHEN OUTSIDE THE FARNBOROUGH ATZ. 4
HELICOPTER ROUTING - FATO 06 5.1 ROUTES INITIALLY TOWARDS THE AERODROME BOUNDARY ARE AS PER UK AIP AD EGLF 2.22 FLIGHT PROCEDURES SECTION 4. 5.2 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF S92 OR SIMILAR WEIGHT, HELICOPTERS WILL ARRIVE AND DEPART USING THE FATO 24/06. 5.3 HELICOPTERS ARE REQUESTED, WHERE POSSIBLE, TO ROUTE VFR IN ACCORDANCE WITH UK AIP EGLF AD 2.22 5.4 AFTER LANDING, HELICOPTERS ARE REQUESTED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IN GROUND MANEOUVRING DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF TAXIWAY BRAVO. 5.5 HELI AIMING POINTS BRAVO, FOXTROT AND YANKEE ARE SUSPENDED FROM USE DURING PERIODS OF OPERATION OF THE HELIPARK. ARRIVAL ROUTES (DEPARTURE ROUTES ARE THE REVERSE OF THESE) HELICOPTERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO CROSS THE ORANGE DISPLAY LINE MARKERS WITHOUT ATC CLEARANCE 5.6 VFR WEST - FOLLOW BASINGSTOKE TO WOKING RAILWAY LINE TO NORTH GATE, THEN ROUTE VIA SOUTHWOOD GOLF COURSE TO THE NORTHERN AERODROME BOUNDARY AND JOIN LEFT BASE FOR FATO 06. 5.7 VFR NORTH FOLLOW M3 TO NORTH GATE, THEN ROUTE VIA SOUTHWOOD GOLF COURSE TO THE NORTHERN AERODROME BOUNDARY AND JOIN LEFT BASE FOR FATO 06. 5.8 VFR EAST WORPLESDON STATION TO LONGEREND FARM ON THE A324 TO SURPRISE HILL THEN WEST TO THE BASINGSTOKE CANAL WHERE IT PASSES UNDER THE B3411 AND RAILWAY BRIDGES (TWO BRIDGES). FOLLOW THE CANAL TO THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF QUEENS PARADE, THEN VIA THE ARMY GOLF COURSE TO THE SOUTHERN AERODROME BOUNDARY. PROCEEDING BEYOND THE SOUTHERN AERODROME BOUNDARY WILL ONLY BE APPROVED ONCE SUITABLE INTEGRATION WITH INBOUNDS FOR RUNWAY 06 AND THE FATO 06 PATTERN HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. CLEARANCE TO CROSS THE DISPLAY LINE IS IMPLICIT IN ANY INSTRUCTION BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER TO CROSS THE RUNWAY. UPON CROSSING THE RUNWAY 06 EXTENDED CENTRELINE, THE HELICOPTER SHALL ESTABLISH ON FINAL FOR THE FATO 06. 5.9 VFR SOUTH ROUTE TO THE A31/A331 JUNCTION (THE JUNCTION) AVOIDING BUILT UP AREAS AROUND FARNHAM THEN FOLLOW THE A331 TO JOIN THE BASINGSTOKE CANAL WHERE IT CROSSES OVER THE DUAL CARRIAGEWAY THEN TO THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF QUEENS PARADE, THEN VIA THE ARMY GOLF COURSE TO THE SOUTHERN AERODROME BOUNDARY. PROCEEDING BEYOND THE SOUTHERN AERODROME BOUNDARY WILL ONLY BE APPROVED ONCE SUITABLE INTEGRATION WITH INBOUNDS FOR RUNWAY 06 AND THE FATO 06 PATTERN HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. CLEARANCE TO CROSS THE DISPLAY LINE IS IMPLICIT IN ANY INSTRUCTION BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER TO CROSS THE RUNWAY. UPON CROSSING THE RUNWAY 06 EXTENDED CENTRELINE, THE HELICOPTER SHALL ESTABLISH ON FINAL FOR THE FATO 06. 5
5.10 IFR RADAR POSITIONED FOR SRA OR VISUAL APPROACH RUNWAY 06. 5.11 IN ORDER TO DECONFLICT AGAINST OTHER AIRSHOW ACTIVITIES, HELICOPTERS SHALL OPERATE NOT ABOVE 1400FT AMSL. 5.12 SINGLE ENGINE HELICOPTERS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF 700FT WHEN OUTSIDE THE FARNBOROUGH ATZ.
LANDING AND TAXI ROUTING 6.1 PASSENGERS ARE UNLOADED ON THE GATES. 6.2 NOTE THAT MARSHALLERS ARE PROVIDED FOR TAXIING AND PARKING. 6.3 PARKING IS AVAILABLE ON THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO TERMINAL RAMP (NORTH APRON). REPOSITIONING TO PARKING AREAS WILL BE SUBJECT TO ATC CLEARANCE. 6.4 AIRCRAFT WHICH CAN BE TIED-DOWN MUST BE TIED-DOWN BEFORE BEING LEFT UNATTENDED. 6.5 FUEL WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE TERMINAL RAMP ADJACENT TO THE PARKING AREA. ROTORS RUNNING REFUELLING MAY BE PERMITTED SUBJECT TO TAG APPROVAL. HELICOPTERS WITH A MTOW OF 8600KGS OR HEAVIER WILL NOT USE THE HELIPARK, BUT WILL PARK ON NORTH OR WEST ONE APRONS AS PER EXISTING PROCEDURES. STARTUP AND DEPARTURE 7.1 REQUEST START FROM FARNBOROUGH GROUND 7.2 UTILISE DISPLAY XXX CALLSIGN, WHERE XXX IS THE FINAL 3 DIGITS OF YOUR PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED FARNBOROUGH SQUAWK 7.3 AN ATC CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED TO REPOSITION FROM THE PARKING AREA TO THE GATES. 7.4 BEFORE REQUESTING DEPARTURE FROM THE GATE, THE HELICOPTER MUST HAVE BEEN GIVEN ALL CLEAR SIGNAL BY MARSHALLER. 7.5 THE HELICOPTER WILL THEN LIFT INTO A LOW HOVER, TURN TO FACE NOSE OUT, AND REQUEST TAXI WITH FARNBOROUGH GROUND. 7.6 HELICOPTERS SHALL OPERATE A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 100KTS IAS WHEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH FARNBOROUGH ATSU 6
RADIO FAILURE 8.1 HELICOPTERS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED RADIO FAILURE OUTSIDE ANY ESTABLISHED RA(T) SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE INTO FARNBOROUGH. 8.2 A HELICOPTER WHICH EXPERIENCES RADIO FAILURE INSIDE THE RA(T) IS TO SQUAWK 7600 AND FOLLOW ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES. ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH AND NOT YET CLEARED TO LAND. 8.3 THE RADIO FAIL HELICOPTER IS TO TURN ONTO HEADING 360 UNTIL CROSSING THE BASINGSTOKE - WOKING RAILWAY LINE, AND IS THEN TO ROUTE EITHER AWAY FROM FARNBOROUGH REMAINING OUTSIDE CONTROLLED AIRSPACE, OR MAY ROUTE TO BLACKBUSHE AT 1500FT QNH MAINTAINING VMC TO JOIN OVERHEAD AND LET DOWN ON THE DEAD SIDE TO JOIN THE BLACKBUSHE CIRCUIT. 8.4 THE APPROPRIATE FARNBOROUGH CONTROLLER WILL INFORM BLACKBUSHE AS SOON AS A SQUAWK OF 7600 IS OBSERVED ON A HELICOPTER INBOUND TO FARNBOROUGH FROM THE NORTH. 8.5 AIRCRAFT WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEARED TO LAND ON THE FATO/MAIN RUNWAY SHALL DO SO AND VACATE TO THE NORTH, AND AWAIT MARSHALLERS INSTRUCTIONS. ARRIVING FROM THE SOUTH AND NOT YET CLEARED TO LAND. 8.6 A RADIO FAIL HELICOPTER IS TO LEAVE THE RA(T) IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION, AND DIVERT TO A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. 8.7 AIRCRAFT WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEARED TO LAND ON THE FATO/MAIN RUNWAY SHALL DO SO AND VACATE TO THE NORTH, AND AWAIT MARSHALLERS INSTRUCTIONS. RADIO FAILURE ON THE GROUND. 8.8 A HELICOPTER SUFFERING A RADIO FAILURE ON THE GROUND AT FARNBOROUGH MAY BE PERMITTED TO DEPART AT THE DISCRETION OF ATC AND TAG, SUBJECT TO AN INDIVIDUAL BRIEFING OF THE PILOT BY FARNBOROUGH ATC. 7
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