Pilots must configure ADS‑B/transponder and enter ICAO aircraft identification on the ground for ECRA ADS‑B operations and follow TCAS guidance.
Period of Applicability
2025-08-25 07:59 - 2025-12-01 23:59
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Interpretation
Procedural requirements for ADS‑B/transponder use at Eindhoven for ECRA operations: Mode S‑equipped aircraft with ADS‑B must select auto mode and the assigned Mode A code (or select ON and the assigned code if auto unavailable) from the request for push‑back or taxi (whichever is earlier) and continue until the aircraft is fully parked, when crew shall select standby; aircraft identification (callsign) must be entered in ICAO format at the time of request for push‑back or taxi; TCAS should not be selected before receiving clearance to line up and should be deselected after vacating the runway.
Message
ADS-B DATA FOR ECRA (EUROPEAN CONNECTED REGIONAL AIRPORTS PROGRAMME) OPERATIONS. 1.1.IN ORDER TO COOPERATE WITH ADS-B RECEIVER USED BY AIRPORT OPERATOR AND EUROCONTROL FOR USE OF THE ECRA PROGRAMME AT EINDHOVEN AIRPORT,PILOTS OF MODE S EQUIPPED ACFT WITH ADS-B FUNCTIONALITIES WHEN OPERATING ON THE GROUND SHALL: A)SELECT AUTO MODE AND THE ASSIGNED MODE A CODE OR B)IF AUTOMODE IS NOT AVAILABLE, SELECT ON (E.G.XPDR) AND THE ASSIGNED MODE A CODE. -FROM THE REQUEST FOR TOWER PUSH-BACK OR TAXI,WHICHEVER IS EARLIER -AFTER LANDING,CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ACFT IS FULLY PARKED IN ITS STAND. -WHEN THE ACFT IS FULLY PARKED, FLT CREW SHALL SELECT STBY. 1.1.2.WHENEVER THE ACFT IS CAPABLE OF REPORTING ACFT IDENTIFICATION (I.E.CALLSIGN USED IN FLT), THIS SHOULD BE ENTERED (THROUGH THE FMS OR THE TRANSPONDER CONTROL PANEL) AT THE TIME OF THE REQUEST FOR TOWED PUSH-BACK OR TAXI, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. 1.1.3.AIR CREW MUST USE THE ICAO DEFINED FORMAT TO ENTER THE ACFT IDENTIFICATION. 1.1.4.TO ENSURE THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEMS BASED ON SSR FREQ (INCLUDING AIRBORNE TCAS AND SSR RADARS) IS NOT COMPROMISED, TCAS SHOULD NOT BE SELECTED BEFORE RECEIVING CLEARANCE TO LINE UP, AND SHOULD BE DESELECTED AFTER VACATING THE RWY.