(Peter Nyffeler) wrote:

In the form of the Swiss Soaring Society there is a link to a link to a
regulation of the Italian aviation authority about Transponder requirements in
Italy.
http://www.fivv.it/documenti/2003/Reg-Transponder.pdf

In Paragraph 1.2.f it is written
"a partire dal 30 giugno 2004 tutti i velivoli e gli elicotteri che operano
nello spazio areeo italiano in aualungue classe di spaci aereo"

I don't speak Italian, but as far as I can understand this means transponders
will be mandatory for gliders from 30 June 2004
Is this true?

Hi!

No, it means, in accordance with the Eurocontrol original english
text, XPDR is mandatory for AIRPLANES and ROTORCRAFT in all of Italian
airspace, effective 30-6-2003

XPDR is mandatory already from now, in gliders, only for flights in
class C, D, E airspace. (not much of that is close to the areas where
we use to fly, just the TMA of Padova for example).

Some discussion, however, is going on, as many ATC operators don't
have clear understanding of the definitions of AIRCRAFT ("aeromobile",
including gliders and ballons), and AIRPLANE ("velivolo", powered
fixed wing aircraft).

Cheers

Aldo Cernezzi

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