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Flight plan forms contain equipment codes that describe communication, navigation, and surveillance capabilities and compliance with standards.
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Key Points
- Equipment codes are used to describe the communication, navigation, approach aids, and surveillance transponder equipment on board an aircraft.
- These codes are used on FAA and ICAO flight plan forms to aid Flight Service Station personnel in handling aircraft.
- The equipment code is a single character on the FAA domestic flight plan form and one or more alphabetic codes on the ICAO flight plan form.
- Air traffic controllers issue clearances based on filed equipment codes, so it is important for pilots to use the appropriate coding.
- The ICAO format provides more information about the aircraft's radio navigation capability compared to the older FAA coding system.
Summaries
20 word summary
Equipment codes on flight plan forms describe communication, navigation, and surveillance equipment. Specific codes indicate capabilities and compliance with standards.
72 word summary
Equipment codes are used on FAA and ICAO flight plan forms to describe the communication, navigation, approach aids, and surveillance transponder equipment on board an aircraft. These codes help Flight service station personnel handle aircraft. On the FAA form, the equipment
TACAN, UHF RTF, VHF RTF, MNPS, and RVSM approved equipment codes indicate specific capabilities and requirements for aircraft. The "Y" code signifies compliance with the standard 8.33 kHz radio band spacing.