GENERAL

• There is one common route to fly from/to the heliport to/from the visual reporting point ROTOP, which is published in the Dutch VFR guide.

• A detailed map of this route will be made available upon booking confirmation

• ROTOP is positioned on the Schiphol CTR boundary over the Noorder IJ-plas. The geographical position of ROTOP is 52°25’30”N 004°51’52”E.

• Approach or leave the heliport on track 016° MAG or 196° MAG (unless otherwise required for flight safety purposes).

• The route from the heliport to ROTOP is the ‘ROTOR DEPARTURE’.

• The route from ROTOP to the heliport is the ’ROTOR ARRIVAL’.

• Simultaneous use of the ROTOR Arrival and ROTOR Departure is not allowed. The co-ordination in this matter is a task of Heliport Operations.

• Heliport Operations notifies the Schiphol Approach supervisor daily about the period the ROTOR Arrival/Departure route is in use.

• Other traffic (police, lifeline, pipeline) has the awareness about the existence of the route and will be informed by the TWR controller through the phraseology ‘Rotor heliroute active’.

• The altitude of the ROTOR Arrival and ROTOR Departure in the Schiphol CTR is 500 ft AMSL.

• HEMS ‘scramble’ flights and State Police ‘robbery’ flights are exempted from the above mentioned route. These flights always contact Schiphol TWR.

• OPR HR for commercial flights is SR –15 and SS +15. The heliport manager can authorize HEMS-flights and State police flights outside UDP (H24).

• The pilot-in-command contacts ARO Schiphol to file flight plans and to obtain aeronautical information.

• From 21 November 2005 onward use EHHA as destination/departure code on the flight plan (NOTAM B0653/05).

• Contact KNMI, MWO De Bilt for aeronautical meteorological information.

• Training and circuit flights are not allowed.

• Two-way radio contact with Schiphol TWR and/or APP is mandatory in the CTR; however, contact is only necessary when ordered by ATC.

DEPARTURE PROCEDURE

• The pilot-in-command files a flight plan to ARO Schiphol at least 60 minutes before ETD.

• The pilot-in-command reports two minutes before ETD “ready for departure” on FREQ 131.500 MHz to Heliport Operations.

• Heliport Operations checks the activation of the route with Schiphol Approach supervisor.

• Heliport Operations approves departure clearance.

• The pilot-in-command selects SSR-code 0001.

• The pilot-in-command switches to standard transponder settings 5 NM after ROTOP.

• The pilot-in-command monitors the Schiphol TWR FREQ (119.225 MHz) as long as the flight takes place wthin the Schiphol CTR.

ARRIVAL PROCEDURE

• The pilot-in-command monitors the Schiphol ATIS frequency.

• The pilot-in-command contacts Heliport Operations on FREQ 131.500 MHz at least 10 minutes before ETA ROTOP for landing instructions.

• Heliport Operations checks the activation of the route with Schiphol Approach supervisor.

• Heliport Operations approves the approach clearance.

• The pilot-in-command selects SSR-code 0001 10 NM before ROTOP.

• The pilot-in-command monitors the Schiphol TWR FREQ

• (119.225) as long as the flight takes place within the Schiphol CTR.

 

TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

ARO Schiphol:	tel. +31 (0)20 4062315      +31 (0)20 4062316
	fax.+31 (0)20 6484417
KNMI, MWO De Bilt:	tel. +31 (0)900 2023341