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General. Maastricht Aachen Airport has a unique position. Please read this document before flying in or out of EHBK. Runway use. Runway 21 is always to be used with winds up to 6 knots. If the wind is over 6 knots runway 03 can be used if the wind is optimal for 03. Transponder. When departing, keep transponder on standby until you have been cleared for line up on the runway. When arriving switch the transponder to standby after vacating the runway. Common errors. The following errors have been recognized as common errors made by pilots on Maastricht Aachen Airport: Aircraft with a wingspan over 36 meters are prohibited to taxi over taxiways W3 and W4. Instead they should vacated at W1. Runway 21 departures initiating the turn too late. Hotspots. There are two hotspots at Maastricht Aachen Airport. They are listed below as one, as they have the same caution. Do not cross the holding position without ATC clearance. Approved scenery. There are multiple add-on sceneries available for Maastricht Aachen Airport. If using FSX or P3D, we strongly recommend you download an addon scenery to include the latest developments on the airfield. If you do not have downloaded an addon scenery, be sure to follow the taxi diagrams instead of taxiway signs in the simulator. FSX/P3D Approved: Aerosoft EHBK Professional (Payware) NL2000 EHBK (Freeware) X-Plane 11 Approved: PH20 EHBK (https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/79850-update-ehbk/) Aerosoft EHBK (Payware)

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K apron. K Apron is uncontrolled between GL and GD. Contact Schiphol Amsterdam General Aviation on frequency 121.930 for stand assignment. Nose-in parking is required. Pushback is required, facing GD. IFR. IFR can expect runway 04 or 22 for departure and ILS runway 22 or LOC runway 36L with circle to land to runway 04 for landing. Airplanes departing runway 04 with a wide wingspan then 31 meters have to depart from G2. VFR. Victor Arrival/Departure is required for all EHAM VFR traffic. Victor VFR route is at 1000ft, easily locatable by radio 307 inbound or 127 outbound of SPL VOR (108.4). EHAM has threshold crosswind and base.

Transfer to ACC. Transfer to the ACC/Stack Controller takes place after intial descend clearence has been issued and the aircraft is clear of en-route traffic. They will issue further descend instructions. Arrival Clearence. When transferred to Amsterdam ACC(Amsterdam Radar), initial contact is restricted to AMSTERDAM RADAR + Callsign. At, or before, entering the Amsterdam Control Area, an arrival clearence will be issued containing: Standard Arrival Route or direct route Expected landing runway Level inctructions Any other necessary instructions or information Speed and level restrictions: Arrival Position Level restriction DENUT 3A DENUT MAX FL 240 EEL 1A 15 NM before EEL MAX FL 260 EEL 1B 1) (ATC discretion) HELEN 2A HELEN MAX FL 240 LAMSO 2A LAMSO MAX FL 230 MOLIX 2A MOLIX MAX FL 230 NORKU 2A NORKU MNM FL 200 MAX FL 280 NORKU 2B 1) (ATC discretion) PESER 3A PESER MAX FL 070 REDFA 1A REDFA MAX FL 230 RKN 2A RKN DME MAX FL 180 RKN 2B 1) (ATC discretion) TOPPA 2A TOPPA MAX FL 250 Further speed and/or level instructions will be issued by ATC, the holding speed over NARSO shall be MAX 220 KIAS. Transfer to SCHIPHOL Approach. Inbound traffic via ARTIP is transferred to 119.055 and inbound traffic via RIVER and SUGOL is transferred to 121.205. Initial contact should only include SCHIPHOL APPROACH + CALLSIGN to avoid channel congestion. In some situations, Amsterdam Radar may request pilots to include additional information for SCHIPHOL Approach in the initial contact. Initial Approach Clearance. The initial approach clearance shall include: Clearence limit and level instructions Runway in use Type of approach QNH Tranisition level Runway Condition (Items 2, 4, 5 and 6 will only be given when the ATIS is out of service) Transfer to SCHIPHOL Arrival. Transfer to SCHIPHOL Arrival takes place before the aircraft enters the final approach vector area. The initial contact should only include SCHIPHOL ARRIVAL + CALLSIGN. Transfer to SCHIPHOL Tower. Transfer to SCHIPHOL Tower happens when the aircraft is established on final approach. The initial contact shall consist of SCHIPHOL TOWER, CALLSIGN, RUNWAY. Transfer to SCHIPHOL Ground. After vacating the runway contact SCHIPHOL Ground automatically on the following frequency: Landing on 04/22: 121.805 Landing on 06/24: 121.705 Landing on 09/27: 121.805 Landing on 18C/36C: 121.905 Landing on 18R: 121.560 Landing on 36R: 121.805 Missed Approach Procedure. Inform ATC Immediately Unless otherwise instructed follow the standard missed approach procedure

CPDLC Logon. EHAA Initial Climb. Usually FL60. SCHIPHOL Delivery will confirm the Initial Climb in the clearence. When it is above 3000ft (the Transition Altitude), you have to read it back as a flight level. 'Report Ready'. When you read the clearence back correctly, SCHIPHOL Delivery will send you to the SCHIPHOL Planner Controller (121.655) if active. If there is no SCHIPHOL Planner Controller, SCHIPHOL Delivery keep you on their frequency. When you are fully ready (Pushback Connected, doors closed, APU running) and within 5 minutes of your TSAT window. Your 'Fully Ready'-report has to include Aircraft Identification, Parking Position, Received ATIS and 'READY'. SCHIPHOL Planner will then report the QNH, Current ATIS Information and the correct ground frequency to you. When that happens you shall directly contact SCHIPHOL Ground on that frequency for pushback. Taxi procedures. Taxiway direction on taxiway A is clockwise. Taxiway direction on taxiway B is counter-clockwise. Taxiway D is southbound. Taxiway C is northbound. At ramps with multiple taxiways going in enter in a clockwise direction, as following: Apron entry Apron exit A5 A6, A7, A8 A10 A12, A13 A14 A15, A16 SCHIPHOL Departure. Contact SCHIPHOL Departure by yourself when passing 2000ft. 119.055 is for the following SID points: ANDIK ARNEM EDUPO IVLUT KUDAD LARAS LOPIK NOPSU NYKER OGINA RENDI ROVEN TORGA WOODY 121.205 is for the following SID points: BERGI BETUS DENAG IDRID SPY VALKO VOLLA WISPA

Gate Assignment: Shengen/Non-Shengen. On Schiphol, the airport security is split in two. Shengen and Non-Shengen. So when you arrive from a Shengen country, you will park at a shengen stand or a mixed stand. On a mixed stand both Shengen and Non-Shengen arrivals can be parked. Shengen countries: BI, EB, ED, EE, EF, EH, EK, EL, EN, EP, ES, EV, EY, GC, LE, LF, LG, LH, LI, LJ, LK, LM, LO, LS, LZ Shengen stands: A pier B per C pier D2-D12 D41-D57 H pier Non-Shengen stands: D pier E pier F pier H pier Stands that appear in both lists are mixed stands. A380. The A380 has two gates it is allowed to park on. Those gates are G9 and E18. Emirates Airline/UAE parks at G9 and China Southern/CSN parks at E18. Taxi Procedures: Standard calls. There are two standard calls made by the ground controller. These are 'TAXI VIA NORTH' and 'TAXI VIA SOUTH'. The routes are as displayed in the chart below: TAXI VIA NORTH TAXI VIA SOUTH INBOUND Taxiway A via the northside of the airport Taxiway B and Q via the southside of the airport OUTBOUND Taxiway B via the northside of the airport Taxiway A and Q via the southside of the airport