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NFL 2025-1-3761 - New flight restriction areas in Germany: What will change for general aviation from March 2026
With effect from 19 March 2026, a comprehensively updated definition of areas with flight restrictions in Germany will come into force. This is based on a new announcement by the Federal Ministry of Transport, which consolidates and clarifies existing regulations and adds numerous detailed adjustments. For general aviation pilots, this has important consequences for flight preparation, the use of airspace and the interaction between civil, military and other special traffic. The following article
1 February 2026
Mixed traffic in airspace E without separation as an underestimated risk for general aviation
Airspace E is considered to be easy to use by visual pilots and is an integral part of everyday operations in general aviation. At the same time, it is used intensively by IFR traffic, particularly in the vicinity of commercial airports. It is precisely this mixed operation that harbours considerable risks, because although Airspace E is formally considered controlled airspace, there is no separation between IFR and VFR traffic. The responsibility for collision avoidance lies entirely with the crews. The following article highlights the structural peculiarities
1 February 2026
ELT and PLB in general aviation: What owners and pilots need to know now
Emergency beacons are one of the central safety systems in general aviation. Nevertheless, there are still uncertainties in practice, particularly when it comes to changing the batteries in ELTs, using personal locator beacons as an alternative, registration obligations and minimum technical requirements. In response to numerous queries, the Federal Office of Civil Aviation has published fundamental clarifications. The following article categorises these, explains the legal and technical background and shows what aircraft operators and crews need to pay particular attention to in everyday life.
1 February 2026
New ICAO Chart Germany 2026: Return to the proven visualisation with technical improvements
With effect from 19 March 2026, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH will publish the new 1:500,000 ICAO chart for Germany. Following the conversion of map production to a digital, data-based geoinformation system, the map series will once again appear in a familiar, clearly legible and fully comprehensive presentation. In addition to an improved graphical presentation, numerous detailed adjustments have been made that affect both motorised and non-motorised air traffic. These include the complete reintroduction of military low-altitude flight areas, a
1 February 2026
NFL 2025-1-3756 - Low visibility procedures: New DFS regulations for IFR operations at German airports
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung has published a comprehensive announcement in which procedures for flight operations in low visibility, the protection of ILS facilities and the execution of IFR approaches are revised and specified. These regulations relate in particular to instrument flights at commercial airports and define the conditions under which Low Visibility Procedures (LVP) are activated, which categories of precision approaches are used and how ground movements are organised. This does not result in any fundamental restrictions for general aviation,
18 January 2026
NFL 2025-1-3754 - New DFS operating hours: What will change for air traffic from February 2026
In January 2026, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH published new operating hours for the provision of air traffic services. The announcement regulates both the availability of control centres and aerodrome control services at numerous German airports. H24 operating hours will continue to apply for some aerodromes, while others will have defined time slots or on-request procedures. The changes will come into force on 19 February 2026 and are just as relevant for general aviation as for commercial traffic. The following article
18 January 2026
