AIM

8/15/19

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Preflight

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If the letter Z is used, specify in Item 18 the other equipment carried, preceded by COM/, DAT/, and/or NAV/, as

appropriate.

6.

Information on navigation capability is provided to ATC for clearance and routing purposes.

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Guidance on the application of performance

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based communication, which prescribes RCP to an air traffic service in

a specific area, is contained in the Performance

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Based Communication and Surveillance (PBCS) Manual (Doc 9869).

TBL 5

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Aircraft Surveillance Equipment, Including Designators for Transponder, ADS

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B, ADS

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C, and Capabilities

INSERT

 N if no surveillance equipment for the route to be flown is carried, or the equipment is unserviceable,

OR

INSERT

 one or more of the following descriptors, to a maximum of 20 characters, to describe the serviceable surveillance equip-

ment and/or capabilities on board:

SSR Modes A and C

A

Transponder - Mode A (4 digits – 4096 codes)

C

Transponder - Mode A (4 digits – 4096 codes) and Mode C

SSR Mode S

E

Transponder - Mode S, including aircraft identification, pressure-altitude and extended squitter (ADS-B) capability

H

Transponder - Mode S, including aircraft identification, pressure-altitude and enhanced surveillance capability

I

Transponder - Mode S, including aircraft identification, but no pressure-altitude capability

L

Transponder - Mode S, including aircraft identification, pressure-altitude, extended squitter (ADS B) and enhanced surveil-
lance capability

P

Transponder - Mode S, including pressure-altitude, but no aircraft identification capability

S

Transponder - Mode S, including both pressure-altitude and aircraft identification capability

X

Transponder - Mode S with neither aircraft identification nor pressure-altitude capability

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Enhanced surveillance capability is the ability of the aircraft to down-link aircraft derived data via a Mode S transponder.

Followed by one or more of the following codes if the aircraft has ADS-B capability:

B1

ADS-B with dedicated 1090 MHz ADS-B “out” capability

B2

ADS-B with dedicated 1090 MHz ADS-B “out” and “in” capability

U1

ADS-B “out” capability using UAT

U2

ADS-B “out” and “in” capability using UAT

V1

ADS-B “out” capability using VDL Mode 4

V2

ADS-B “out” and “in” capability using VDL Mode 4

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File no more than one code for each type of capability; for example, file B1 or B2,but not both.

Followed by one or more of the following codes if the aircraft has ADS-C capability:

D1

ADS-C with FANS 1/A capabilities

G1

ADS-C with ATN capabilities

EXAMPLE

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SDGW/SB1U1 {VOR, ILS, VHF, DME, GNSS, RVSM, Mode S transponder, ADS-B 1090 Extended Squitter out, ADS-B

UAT out}

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S/C  {VOR, ILS, VHF, Mode C transponder}