METEOROLOGICAL METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION FOR GENERAL INFORMATION FOR GENERAL

AVIATION IN SLOVENIAAVIATION IN SLOVENIA

ATS OPERATIONAL ATS OPERATIONAL STRUCTURESTRUCTURE

GA FLIGHTS REPRESENTS 90% OF VFR FLIGHTSGA FLIGHTS REPRESENTS 90% OF VFR FLIGHTS

SERVICES FOR VFR FLIGHTS:SERVICES FOR VFR FLIGHTS:

AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES REPORTING OFFICE - AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES REPORTING OFFICE - AROARO

FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE - FIS, FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE - FIS, ALERTING SERVICE - ALRS, ALERTING SERVICE - ALRS, APPROACH CONTROL SERVICE - APPAPPROACH CONTROL SERVICE - APP AERODROME CONTROL SERVICE - TWRAERODROME CONTROL SERVICE - TWR

AIRSPACE DELEGATIONAIRSPACE DELEGATION

TWR: RESPONSIBLE FOR VFR TWR: RESPONSIBLE FOR VFR TRAFFIC IN CTR - D CLASS AIRSPACETRAFFIC IN CTR - D CLASS AIRSPACE

FIS : OPERATES WITH VFR TRAFFIC FIS : OPERATES WITH VFR TRAFFIC ALONG PUBLISHED VFR ROUTES AND ALONG PUBLISHED VFR ROUTES AND AROUND CTR ENTRY- EXIT POINTS AROUND CTR ENTRY- EXIT POINTS

E AND G CLASS AIRSPACE E AND G CLASS AIRSPACE

AIRSPACE DELEGATIONAIRSPACE DELEGATION

APP : RESPONSIBLE FOR VFR TRAFFIC APP : RESPONSIBLE FOR VFR TRAFFIC WITHIN TMA IN C CLASS AIRPACE AND WITHIN TMA IN C CLASS AIRPACE AND ON ROUTES IN D CLASS AIRSPACE - ON ROUTES IN D CLASS AIRSPACE - ABOVE E CLASS AIRSPACE ABOVE E CLASS AIRSPACE

ACC : ABOVE FL 245 IN C CLASS ACC : ABOVE FL 245 IN C CLASS AIRPACE WHERE VFR TRAFFIC IS NOT AIRPACE WHERE VFR TRAFFIC IS NOT ALOWEDALOWED

ICAO AIRSPACE CLASSES

AIRSPACE CLASSES CONCEPT

VERTICALVERTICALCROSSECTIONCROSSECTION

VERTICAL VERTICAL CROSSECTIOCROSSECTION ALPS AREAN ALPS AREA

VFR GENERAL RULESVFR GENERAL RULES

APPROVED DURING THE HOURS OF APPROVED DURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT EXCEPT NIGHT VFR FLIGHTSDAYLIGHT EXCEPT NIGHT VFR FLIGHTS

UP TO FL 200UP TO FL 200 IN VMC EXCEPT SPECIAL VFR FLIGHTSIN VMC EXCEPT SPECIAL VFR FLIGHTS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE

CONTROLLED AIRSPACECONTROLLED AIRSPACE WITH CRUISING LEVELS ACCORDING TO WITH CRUISING LEVELS ACCORDING TO

THE SEMI-CIRCULAR RULESTHE SEMI-CIRCULAR RULES WITH MAX. 250 KTS BELOW FL 100 WITH MAX. 250 KTS BELOW FL 100

EXCEPT FOR MILITARY AIRCRAFT.EXCEPT FOR MILITARY AIRCRAFT.

SPECIAL VFR FLIGHTS - SPECIAL VFR FLIGHTS - SVFRSVFR

MAY BE CONDUCTED:MAY BE CONDUCTED:

WITHIN CTR – INDIVIDUALLY ONLYWITHIN CTR – INDIVIDUALLY ONLY DURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHTDURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT IF FLIGHT IF FLIGHT VISIBILITY IS AT LEAST 1.5 KMVISIBILITY IS AT LEAST 1.5 KM HELICOPTERS MAY BE OPERATED WITH A FLIGHT HELICOPTERS MAY BE OPERATED WITH A FLIGHT

VISIBILITY BELOW 1.5 KMVISIBILITY BELOW 1.5 KM. THE SPEED MUST BE . THE SPEED MUST BE ADJUSTED TO THE ADJUSTED TO THE METEO CONDITIONSMETEO CONDITIONS

IF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS PERMITIF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS PERMIT IF THE GROUND VISIBILITY (Met. visibility not RVR) IF THE GROUND VISIBILITY (Met. visibility not RVR) IS IS

AT LEAST 1500 MAT LEAST 1500 M, FOR HELICOPTERS , FOR HELICOPTERS AT LEAST 800 AT LEAST 800 MM..

FLIGHTS ABOVE CLOUD FLIGHTS ABOVE CLOUD LAYERLAYER

ARE PERMITTED WHEN:ARE PERMITTED WHEN:

THE THE HEIGHT IS AT LEAST 1000 FTHEIGHT IS AT LEAST 1000 FT ABOVE ABOVE GROUND OR WATER AND THE VISUAL FLIGHT GROUND OR WATER AND THE VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AS IN AIRSPACE E ARE COMPLIED RULES AS IN AIRSPACE E ARE COMPLIED WITHWITH

THE PILOT IS ABLE TO ADHERE TO THE THE PILOT IS ABLE TO ADHERE TO THE INTENDED FLIGHT ROUTEINTENDED FLIGHT ROUTE

APPROACH TO THE DESTINATION APPROACH TO THE DESTINATION AERODROME AND LANDING ARE POSSIBLE AERODROME AND LANDING ARE POSSIBLE ACCORDING TO VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.ACCORDING TO VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.

IN AIRSPACE CLASS G BELOW 3.000 FT IN AIRSPACE CLASS G BELOW 3.000 FT AMSL OR 1.000 FT GND FLIGHTS ABOVE AMSL OR 1.000 FT GND FLIGHTS ABOVE A SOLID CLOUD LAYER ARE NOT A SOLID CLOUD LAYER ARE NOT PERMITTED!PERMITTED!

NIGHT VFR FLIGHTSNIGHT VFR FLIGHTSARE PERMITTED WHEN:ARE PERMITTED WHEN: VMC AND VISUAL REFERENCE TO GROUND;VMC AND VISUAL REFERENCE TO GROUND; CEILING IS AT 1500 FTCEILING IS AT 1500 FT OR HIGHER AND OR HIGHER AND

GROUND GROUND VISIBILITY IS 8 KM OR MOREVISIBILITY IS 8 KM OR MORE;; AIRCRAFT ARE PROPERLY EQUIPPED FOR NVFR;AIRCRAFT ARE PROPERLY EQUIPPED FOR NVFR; AIRCRAFT HAS SUITABLE COMMUNICATION AND AIRCRAFT HAS SUITABLE COMMUNICATION AND

NAVIGATION EQUIPEMENT NAVIGATION EQUIPEMENT TRANSPONDER IS USED WHEN FLYING OUTSIDE TRANSPONDER IS USED WHEN FLYING OUTSIDE

CTR;CTR; RADIO COMMUNICATION IS ESTABLISHED ALSO RADIO COMMUNICATION IS ESTABLISHED ALSO

IN CLASS E AND G AIRSPACE;IN CLASS E AND G AIRSPACE; FPL IS SUBMITTED FPL IS SUBMITTED

ALTIMETER SETTINGALTIMETER SETTING

THE ALTIMETER HAS TO BE SET THE ALTIMETER HAS TO BE SET TO QNH AT OR TO QNH AT OR BELOW 10500 FT AMSLBELOW 10500 FT AMSL..

THE ACTUAL QNH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE ACTUAL QNH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM LJUBLJANA INFORMATION SERVICE, OR FROM LJUBLJANA INFORMATION SERVICE, OR FROM OTHER CONTROL UNITS TWR, APP, OR BY ATISOTHER CONTROL UNITS TWR, APP, OR BY ATIS

THE THE TRANSITION FL DEPENDS ON QNHTRANSITION FL DEPENDS ON QNH AND AND MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ATC OR FIS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ATC OR FIS LJUBLJANA.LJUBLJANA.

FLIGHTS BELOW THE TRANSITION FL SHOULD FLIGHTS BELOW THE TRANSITION FL SHOULD HAVE THEIR ALTIMETER SET ON QNH. FLIGHTS HAVE THEIR ALTIMETER SET ON QNH. FLIGHTS ABOVE THE TRANSITION ALTITUDE SHOULD ABOVE THE TRANSITION ALTITUDE SHOULD HAVE THEIR HAVE THEIR ALTIMETER SET ON QNE 1013.2 ALTIMETER SET ON QNE 1013.2 HPaHPa..

SEMI – CIRCULAR CRIUSING SEMI – CIRCULAR CRIUSING LEVELSLEVELS

SEMICIRCULAR RULES MUST BE APPLIED IN SEMICIRCULAR RULES MUST BE APPLIED IN RELATION TO FLIGHT DIRECTIONS. RELATION TO FLIGHT DIRECTIONS. ODD/EVEN FL + 500 FT ARE APPLIED AS ODD/EVEN FL + 500 FT ARE APPLIED AS FOLLOWS:FOLLOWS:

SLOVENIAN VFR ROUTE SLOVENIAN VFR ROUTE ALOCCATIONALOCCATION

DEPENDS ON TERRAIN DEPENDS ON TERRAIN

AND AIRPORT POSITIONSAND AIRPORT POSITIONS

SLOVENIAN VFR ROUTE SLOVENIAN VFR ROUTE ALOCCATIONALOCCATION

METEO INFORMATION METEO INFORMATION TRANSMITTED TO THE AIRCRAFT TRANSMITTED TO THE AIRCRAFT

EN-ROUTE EN-ROUTE METAR UPON PILOT REQUESTMETAR UPON PILOT REQUEST OBSERVATION BY TWR UNIT IN CASE OBSERVATION BY TWR UNIT IN CASE

OF SIGNIFICANT WHEATHER OF SIGNIFICANT WHEATHER PHENOMENA IN THE VICINITYPHENOMENA IN THE VICINITY

RADAR OBSERVATION ON RADAR OBSERVATION ON DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREATHE AREA

WARNINGS SUCH AS TURBULENCE, CB WARNINGS SUCH AS TURBULENCE, CB AND WIND SHEARAND WIND SHEAR

ICING REPORTSICING REPORTS

METEO INFORMATION METEO INFORMATION TRANSMITTED TO THE ARRIVING TRANSMITTED TO THE ARRIVING

AICRAFT AICRAFT SURFACE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEEDSURFACE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED VISIBILITYVISIBILITY PRESENT WEATHERPRESENT WEATHER CLOUD BELOW 5000 FT OR BELOW HIGHEST CLOUD BELOW 5000 FT OR BELOW HIGHEST

MSA WHICHEVER GREATER, CUMULONIMBUSMSA WHICHEVER GREATER, CUMULONIMBUS AIR TEMPERATUREAIR TEMPERATURE DEW POINTDEW POINT ALTIMETER SETTINGALTIMETER SETTING INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNIFICANT

WEATHER PHENOMENA IN THE APPROACH WEATHER PHENOMENA IN THE APPROACH AREAAREA

TREND TYPE LANDING FORECAST WHEN TREND TYPE LANDING FORECAST WHEN AVAILABLEAVAILABLE

METEO INFORMATION METEO INFORMATION TRANSMITTED TO THE AICRAFT TRANSMITTED TO THE AICRAFT

ON THE FINAL APPROACHON THE FINAL APPROACH

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE MEAN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE MEAN SURFACE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED:SURFACE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED:

MEAN HEADWIND COMPONENT 19 Km/h(10kt)MEAN HEADWIND COMPONENT 19 Km/h(10kt) MEAN TAILWIND COMPONENT 4 Km/h (2kt)MEAN TAILWIND COMPONENT 4 Km/h (2kt) MEAN CROSSWIND COMPONENT 9 Km/h (5kt)MEAN CROSSWIND COMPONENT 9 Km/h (5kt)

THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT WIND THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT WIND SHEAR AND/OR TURBULENCE IN THE FINAL SHEAR AND/OR TURBULENCE IN THE FINAL APPROACH AREAAPPROACH AREA

CURRENT VISIBILITY REPRESENTATIVE OF CURRENT VISIBILITY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIRECTION OF APPROACH AND THE DIRECTION OF APPROACH AND LANDINGLANDING

METEO INFORMATION METEO INFORMATION AVAILABILITYAVAILABILITY

METEO OFFICE ON THE CONTROLLED METEO OFFICE ON THE CONTROLLED AIRPORTS, COLOCATED WITH AROAIRPORTS, COLOCATED WITH ARO

ATIS ON FREQUENCIES 128,175 MHz ATIS ON FREQUENCIES 128,175 MHz OR 112,7MHzOR 112,7MHz

FIS REQUENCY 118,475 MHzFIS REQUENCY 118,475 MHz TWR FREQUENCIES: LJ 118,0 MHz, TWR FREQUENCIES: LJ 118,0 MHz,

MB 119,2 MHz, PZ 124,875 MHzMB 119,2 MHz, PZ 124,875 MHz APP FREQUENCY 135,279 MHzAPP FREQUENCY 135,279 MHz

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

NO OFFICIAL METEO FORECAST NO OFFICIAL METEO FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR ATCO-S SELF BRIEFING BEFORE ATCO-S SELF BRIEFING BEFORE STARTING THE WORK ON THE SECTOR. STARTING THE WORK ON THE SECTOR.

ATCO-S SOMETIMES AT OWN ATCO-S SOMETIMES AT OWN DISCRETION USE PUBLIC SHARED DISCRETION USE PUBLIC SHARED INTERNET PAGE PRIVIDED BY MET INTERNET PAGE PRIVIDED BY MET OFFICE.OFFICE.

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

TWR-S ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH TWR-S ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH OFFICIAL PERCIPITATION RADAR OFFICIAL PERCIPITATION RADAR PICTURE, WHICH COULD HELP PREDICT PICTURE, WHICH COULD HELP PREDICT FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN THE NEAR FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIGNIFICANT METEOROLOGICAL SIGNIFICANT METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA AROUND CONTROLLED PHENOMENA AROUND CONTROLLED AREAS AREAS

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT CURENT RADAR PERCIPITATION PICTURE ON CURENT RADAR PERCIPITATION PICTURE ON

THE ATCO AND FIS OPERATOR RADAR THE ATCO AND FIS OPERATOR RADAR SCREEN IS UPDATED EVERY 9 MINUTES SCREEN IS UPDATED EVERY 9 MINUTES WHICH IS NOT FREQUENT ENOUGH FOR WHICH IS NOT FREQUENT ENOUGH FOR PRACTICAL USE DURING VECTORING OF THE PRACTICAL USE DURING VECTORING OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE FINAL APPROACH OR AIRCRAFT ON THE FINAL APPROACH OR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO VFR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO VFR AIRCRAFT WHEN TUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE AIRCRAFT WHEN TUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE TERMINAL AREATERMINAL AREA

POSSIBLE SOLUTION: TO IMPLEMENT ON THE POSSIBLE SOLUTION: TO IMPLEMENT ON THE ATCO-S RADAR SCREEN AND FIS OPERATOR ATCO-S RADAR SCREEN AND FIS OPERATOR ADVISORY SCREEN LIVE UPDATES OF THE ADVISORY SCREEN LIVE UPDATES OF THE WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREAWEATHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

UPPER WIND TABLES ARE FOR ATCO AND FIS UPPER WIND TABLES ARE FOR ATCO AND FIS OPERATOR AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE OPERATOR AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE SEPARATE SCREEN BETWEEN OTHER SEPARATE SCREEN BETWEEN OTHER INFORMATION. NO WIND INFORMATION INFORMATION. NO WIND INFORMATION INDICATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE RADAR INDICATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE RADAR SCREEN OF THE ATCOSCREEN OF THE ATCO

POSSIBLE SOLUTION: TO IMPLEMENT ON THE POSSIBLE SOLUTION: TO IMPLEMENT ON THE ATCO-S RDR SCREEN AND FIS OPERATOR ATCO-S RDR SCREEN AND FIS OPERATOR ADVISORY SCREEN OPTIONAL VERTICAL ADVISORY SCREEN OPTIONAL VERTICAL WIND INFORMATION TABLE FOR EACH LEVEL.WIND INFORMATION TABLE FOR EACH LEVEL.