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LETTER OF AGREEMENT
between
Virtual Area Control Centre Hungary Virtual Area Control Centre Romania
BUDAPEST ACC BUCUREȘTI ACC/ARAD APP
APPROVED BY
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VERSION NR. 2
This LoA may only be used within the simulated VATSIM environment and is therefore not be used for real life ATC purposes.
Unauthorised use, distribution, duplication or modification of this document on any media, website or in any form is strictly
prohibited
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1. General
1.1. Purpose
All information and procedures described in this Letter of Agreements shall not be
used for real world purposes.
Both vACC units shall keep each other advised of any changes in the operational
status of their facilities and navigational aids which may affect the procedures
specified in this Letter of Agreement.
This LoA may only be used within the simulated VATSIM environment and is
therefore not to be used for real life ATC purposes.
1.3. Validity
This Letter of Agreement becomes effective 18 MAY 2023 (AIRAC 2305), and
supersedes the Letter of Agreement between Bucharest FIR and Budapest FIR
dated 01 DEC 2015.
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2.1. Definitions
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2.2. Abbreviations
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ICAO airspace classification for the area of responsibility of ARAD APP along
the common boundary of the area of responsibility of BUDAPEST ACC and
ARAD APP is described in the Airspace Structure paragraph to this Letter of
Agreement.
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Encompasses the
horizontal boundaries
of Budapest FIR in FL660 Class C - from 9500 ft AMSL to FL660
their full extent, as GND Class G - GND - 9500 ft AMSL
published in AIP
HUNGARY, ENR 2.1
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BUDAPEST FIR
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Encompasses the
horizontal boundaries FL660
of BUCUREȘTI CTA in FL105
Class C
their full extent, as except TMA
published in AIP areas
ROMANIA, ENR 2.1
Note: FRA is not applied within the airspace of TMAs. Below FL105 is non-FRA
airspace and fixed route network airspace exists. Detailed description of
BUCUREȘTI ACC AoR airspace, both FRA and non-FRA airspace is published in
national AIP.
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BUCUREȘTI FIR
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Airspace
Area Vertical limits
Classification
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3.3. Sectorization
Sector FL C1 C2 C3 C4
LHCC_2_CTR
FL660
Top Top
FL365 LHCC_U_CTR LHCC_K_CTR
135.200
Upper East Upper
LHCC_CTR 127.100 128.950
FL365
Upper Lower
FL345
120.375 LHCC_CTR
Lower
LHCC_CTR LHCC_CTR
120.375
Lower FL345 East Lower East Lower
120.375 120.375
LHCC_I_CTR
FIC 9500’ AMSL
119.350
Sector FL C5 C6
LHCC_1_CTR
FL660
Top East Top
FL365 LHCC_N_CTR
135.550
North
128.725
FL365
Upper
FL345
LHCC_CTR
East Lower
LHCC_CTR
120.375
Lower FL345 East Lower
120.375
LHCC_I_CTR
FIC 9500’ AMSL
119.350
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BUCUREȘTI ACC
Sector FL C1 C2
LRBB_U_CTR
FL660
Upper Upper
FL345
132.875
LRBB_L_CTR
FL345 BUDMO
Mid
FL105 122.025 LRBB_L_CTR
BUDMO
FL105 122.025
Lower
MEL
MEL LRBB_I_CTR
FIC
SFC 129.400
ARAD APP
Sector FL C1
As described in LRAR_APP
ARAD TMA
para 3.2.3. 127.250
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4.1.2. Level
If the accepting ATS Unit cannot accept a flight offered in accordance with the
conditions specified herein, it shall clearly indicate its inability and specify the
conditions under which the flight will be accepted.
For any proposed deviation from the conditions specified in this paragraph
(e.g. COP, route or level) the transferring unit shall initiate an Approval
Request.
The accepting ATS Unit shall not notify the transferring ATS Unit that it has
established ground-air communications with the transferred aircraft unless
specifically requested to do so. The Accepting Unit shall notify the transferring
Unit in the event that communication with the aircraft is not established as
expected.
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Available ATS routes, COPs to be used and flight allocation to be applied, unless
otherwise described in paragraph 4.3., are described in the tables below.
KARIL
BADOR
NARKA
MEGIK
FRA
BUDOP INTERMEDIATE ODD
Budapest CTA
DEGET
TEGRI
MOPUG
INVED
FRA ALL
INTERMEDIATE ODD
Budapest CTA COPs
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T33/Z948/Z949 KARIL
Z932 BADOR
Z941/Z942 NARKA
MEGIK
DEGET
TEGRI
MOPUG
INVED
FRA ALL
INTERMEDIATE EVEN
București CTA COPs
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This scheme is a tool to standardise data exchange between the ATS Units
concerned and to give a general guide to avoid certain areas of airspace, but
does in no case release ATC personnel from the responsibility to separate
aircraft.
LHBP
to LROP, LRBS 330 climbing
via all COPs
LRCL
via KARIL LINE, NARKA LINE, 320 climbing
BUDOP LINE, DEGET LINE
LROP
LHBP all COPs 330 climbing
LRBS
LROD
climbing, cross
KARIL LINE,
LRSM ANY 120 COPs at 10.000’
NARKA LINE
AMSL or above
LRBM
KARIL LINE,
LRCL NARKA LINE,
ANY 320 climbing
BUDOP LINE
DEGET LINE
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LROD
130 descending
via BADOR, BUDOP
LRSM, LRBM
130 descending
via KARIL LINE, NARKA LINE
LRCL
via KARIL LINE, NARKA LINE, 270 descending
BUDOP LINE
LRTM
via KARIL LINE, NARKA LINE, 330 at level (or below, if RFL is less)
BUDOP LINE
LRSB
via NARKA LINE,
350 at level (or below, if RFL is less)
BUDOP LINE, DEGET LINE,
TEGRI LINE
LHDC
120 at level (or below, if RFL is less)
via NARKA LINE
LZKZ, LZTT
280 at level (or below, if RFL is less)
via NARKA LINE
LZKZ, LZTT
240 at level (or below, if RFL is less)
via KARIL LINE
LOWW
360 at level (or below, if RFL is less)
via all COPs
LDZA
Via TEGRI LINE, MOPUG 360 at level (or below, if RFL is less)
LINE
EPKK/EPKT
360 at level (or below, if RFL is less)
via KARIL LINE, NARKA LINE
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KARIL LINE
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NARKA LINE
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BUDOP LINE
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DEGET LINE
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TEGRI LINE
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MOPUG LINE
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(1) Flights departing from LHDC via NARKA are subject of Approval Request
procedures.
(2) According to AIP Romania, filing “DCT” in flight plan Item 15(c) Route
(including changes of speed, level and/or flight rules) by the aircraft operators
is allowed inside Arad TMA above FL105, in accordance with the airspace
utilisation rules and availability.
(3) Coordination for flights from 2500 ft QNH to FL175 via TEGRI and INVED
shall be addressed to ARAD APP. Coordination for flights below 2500 ft QNH
shall be addressed to BUCUREȘTI FIC.
(4) VFR flights with destination LRSM, LROD and LRAR shall be transferred to
respective TWR’s frequency 5 minutes prior to crossing COP in order to
obtain ATC Clearance in due time before entering CTR’s.
(5) All VFR flights below 2500 ft QNH via TEGRI shall be transferred to LRAR
TWR frequency.
(1) Flights departing from LRTR, LRAR, LROD, LRSM and LRBM entering
BUDAPEST FIR are not subject to Approval Request procedure.
(2) Limited information, consisting of ETA and SSR Code shall be verbally
forwarded to BUDAPEST FIC for traffic performing VOR or ILS instrument
approach RWY 19 at LRSM.
(3) Verbal estimates and revisions for traffic entering BUDAPEST FIR below 9500
ft AMSL shall be forwarded to BUDAPEST FIC.
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4.3.3. Flights not following the prescribed route but affecting the adjacent FIR
shall be coordinated.
4.3.4. Normally, the clearance limit for inter-area flights shall be the aerodrome
of intended landing.
(1) ATS Units shall coordinate the provision of VSM of 2000 ft between RVSM
approved civil aircraft and non-RVSM approved state aircraft operating as
GAT at the transfer of control point.
(2) In case RVSM will be suspended, the ATS Unit suspending RVSM shall
coordinate with adjacent ATS Units with regard to the flight levels appropriate
for the transfer of traffic. The ATS Unit suspending RVSM shall also
coordinate applicable sector capacities with adjacent ATS Units, as
appropriate.
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(1) All VFR flights shall normally enter BUDAPEST/BUCUREȘTI FIR over the
published COPs.
(2) The following limited information shall be exchanged between ATS units
regard to VFR flights:
a) VFR;
b) identification, type of aircraft and SSR code (if available);
c) routing and flight level (altitude)
d) estimated time over COP;
e) other information if necessary
(3) If no flight plan available for the receiving unit, the information above, shall be
supplemented with the following:
a) departure and destination aerodrome;
b) further route of flights;
c) ETO for the next two points or estimated time of arrival (if the aircraft is
going to land at airports in BUDAPEST FIR or BUCUREȘTI FIR);
d) any additional information, if necessary
(4) For a group of VFR flights, the precise number of aircraft shall be emphasised
as well as the call sign of the group leader.
(5) Exchange of available data for VFR flights shall be transferred at least 10
minutes prior, but not earlier than 30 minutes before the aircraft is estimated to
pass the common FIR boundary.
(6) A revision, if available, shall be forwarded whenever flight data have changed
and/or the estimate varies by 5 minutes or more.
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(3) Arrivals to LROP via TOSVI shall be cleared to LAMIT / IRLOX, according to
FPL.
(4) Conflicts shifted from the common line of responsibility shall be notified to the
accepting sector.
(5) Re-entries affecting the accepting unit shall be avoided (e.g. DCTs affecting
Beograd ACC or Lviv ACC).
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(1) Transfer of Control shall take place at the AoR boundary. If the downstream
sector in EuroScope is set to .break, the procedure 5.4 is suspended and
transfer of communication can only take place after the downstream sector
has assumed the flight via the appropriate function of the radar client. If it
becomes necessary to reduce or suspend transfers, a 5-minute prior
notification is required. When transfers are suspended, the hand-off
procedure (5.4) is suspended.
(2) Traffic shall be handed off at the levels defined in the regulations below. If a
specified level restriction cannot be met due to a lower RFL, traffic shall be
handed off AT RFL, if this does not cause a conflict with other traffic,
otherwise traffic shall be coordinated.
(3) If a traffic situation is not covered herein, individual coordination between the
concerned sectors shall be made.
Transfer of radar control from one elementary sector to another without the
systematic use of bidirectional speech facilities may be affected provided the
horizontal distance between the aircraft involved is not less than 10 NM within
5 minutes flying time after passing the transfer of control point unless vertical
separation exists.
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(1) Transfer of Communication shall be made when aircraft are crossing the CIZ
Line. After handoff, traffic is NOT released for climb, descend or turns, unless
otherwise specified in the regulations below.
(2) Spacing between two aircraft on same level and same routing shall be at least
10 NM, if the speed of the succeeding traffic is equal or less than the speed of
the preceding traffic, otherwise at least 15 NM. Spacing deviating from this
regulation shall be coordinated.
Unless otherwise agreed between stations online, the following hand-off procedure
shall apply:
(1) The upstream sector sends the aircraft to the frequency of the downstream
sector by voice or text.
(2) The upstream sector initiates a transfer via the appropriate function of the
radar client.
(3) Upon initial call the downstream sector assumes the flight via the appropriate
function of the radar client.
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6. Flight Plans
(1) All traffic, including VFR traffic, intending to cross the international borders
shall mandatorily submit a complete and valid flight plan for the entire journey.
Traffic not complying with the present rule shall not obtain by the Air Traffic
Services any en route clearance beyond the airspace of the originating nation.
(2) All traffic, IFR and VFR, submitting a complete and valid flight plan shall be
considered as authorised to enter the foreign airspace, unless explicit denial is
notified as part of the individual controller to controller coordination. Border
crossing may be denied only in case of grave and proven operational
limitations.
7. Verbal Communication
7.1. VCCS
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