{"id":7057,"date":"2025-05-23T18:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/?p=7057"},"modified":"2025-05-23T18:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:00:40","slug":"2-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/2-19\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL 2025-1-3478 - Drone flights in Mecklenburg Bay: Federal Ministry defines new danger areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background: New drone missions with a BVLOS profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an announcement dated 12 May 2025, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport announced the establishment of <strong>five new danger zones (ED-D)<\/strong> in the Bremen flight information area. These include various sectors of the <strong>Mecklenburg Bay<\/strong> and apply in the period from <strong>19 May 2025 (00:00 UTC) until 31 December 2025 (22:00 UTC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim is to <strong>Test and operational flights of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAS)<\/strong>which <strong>out of sight of the driver<\/strong> (BVLOS - <em>Beyond Visual Line of Sight<\/em>) to allocate protected airspace. This type of flight operation is not compatible with conventional visual flight rules and can pose a considerable risk for manned aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The affected areas at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hazard areas have been divided into five sectors - sectors A to E - which together cover a large part of Mecklenburg Bay. All areas extend <strong>from ground level (MSL) to 2,000 feet above sea level (AMSL)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sector A<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Location: In the immediate vicinity of the coastline south-east of Fehmarn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Area: Smaller area, possibly test field for short BVLOS routes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sector B<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Covers a larger area west to north of Wismar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Covers several coastal sea areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sector C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Extends from north of Wismar to the central bay east of K\u00fchlungsborn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One of the largest areas in terms of surface area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sector D<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reaches far east to the coast of the island of R\u00fcgen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presumably used for long-haul scenarios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sector E<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Located far to the east, close to the Danish border<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seamless transition to international maritime transport areas conceivable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Significance for general aviation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This determination primarily concerns the <strong>VFR traffic at low altitudes<\/strong> - These include motorised aircraft, microlight aircraft, helicopters and gliders in coastal areas. Training and practice flights in particular, as well as maritime route planning between the North Sea and Baltic coasts, must take the new airspace structures into account when preparing for flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pilots become <strong>urgently requested<\/strong>to avoid the affected areas. You can obtain up-to-date information on the status of the danger areas via the <strong>Flight information service Langen<\/strong> on the frequencies <strong>125.100 MHz and 132.650 MHz<\/strong>. Contact must be made before travelling through the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classification: Why BVLOS is a safety issue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BVLOS flights are regarded as a key technology for numerous forward-looking applications: Logistics, offshore maintenance, environmental monitoring and emergency care. They enable ranges and flight profiles that cannot be achieved with conventional visual control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But they also harbour risks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No direct evasive action by the drone pilot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delayed response times in the event of signal loss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Danger for manned aircraft if not integrated into the airspace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore <strong>Special airspaces<\/strong>Such as the danger zones that have now been established are essential for the safe testing and deployment of these systems - but at the same time a challenge for other air traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pilots should regularly inform themselves about current AIP SUPs and NOTAMs in order to avoid collisions and be legally compliant when travelling.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source references:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eisenschmidt.aero\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NFL (the link requires a subscription to Eisenschmidt)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 19 May 2025, several temporary danger zones for air traffic will apply in Mecklenburg Bay. The reason for this is the operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) beyond visual range. This means increased vigilance and rescheduling, especially for general aviation pilots.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"module":[],"class_list":["post-7057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7057"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7059,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7057\/revisions\/7059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7057"},{"taxonomy":"module","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/module?post=7057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}