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VFR
Γιατί τόση αντιπάθεια προς τα ελικόπτερα στην Ελλάδα;
Κάθε φορά που ένα ελικόπτερο εμφανίζεται στον ελληνικό ουρανό εκτός «προγράμματος», η αντίδραση είναι σχεδόν πάντα η ίδια. Ενόχληση, καχυποψία, σχόλια στα μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης, καταγγελίες. Το ελικόπτερο έχει καταλήξει να είναι το κόκκινο πανί της ελληνικής αεροπορίας. Αξίζει όμως να ρωτήσουμε γιατί. Και κυρίως, αξίζει να ρωτήσουμε αν αυτή η αντιπάθεια είναι αιτία ή…
A Summer NOTAM Strangling Helicopter Operations
Athens Funnelled Its Island Helicopters Into a Bottleneck – Then Closed It NOTAM A1784/26, effective 02 June–02 September 2026, sharply throttles movements at the two heliports — Profarta (AD 3.19) and Mpota Profarta (AD 3.70) — that launch an estimated 80% of Greece’s island rotary traffic. The official justification — “increased traffic” at Athens (LGAV)…
Evaluating 700′ restrictions for helicopters crossing south of LGAV
Context: Heliports and the 700′ limit The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) publishes procedures in its Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) for helicopters operating from private heliports south of Eleftherios Venizelos (LGAV). A safety study prepared for the Athens air‑traffic service describes the procedures. Helicopter pilots departing or arriving at heliports such as Koropi must cross…
Unethical trick
Please be advised that when departing from locations situated below Athinai TMA, such as private heliports, landing sites, or airports like LGMG and you intend to transition through Class G airspace (which extends up to 1000′ AGL), your flight must remain entirely within Class G airspace for the duration of that phase unless of course…
AI Assistant for Quick AIP Access
Greek Helicopters in collaboration with AviTracer have launched a beta project integrating ChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI language model, to assist pilots and operations staff with quick, conversational access to the latest Hellenic AIP (Aeronautical Information Publication). The AI tool allows users to ask natural language questions and get instant, accurate responses based on the official AIP…
Athinai TMA. Τεράστιες επιπτώσεις στην Ασφάλεια Πτήσεων.
Με την έναρξη της θερινής περιόδου επανήλθαν και τα γνωστά προβλήματα στον εναέριο χώρο, κυρίως εντός και υπό της TMA Αθηνών. Καθυστερήσεις σημειώνονται σε όλα τα αεροδρόμια και ελικοδρόμια, με το αεροδρόμιο Μεγάρων (LGMG) να εμφανίζει καθυστερήσεις που ξεπερνούν τα 45 λεπτά. Αντίστοιχα φαινόμενα παρατηρούνται και στα ελικοδρόμια στην περιοχή του Κορωπίου. Είναι η αυξημένη…
Hudson River Helicopter Accident
UPDATE: 07 May 2025 – ADS-B flight track data On April 10, 2025, a Bell 206L-4 helicopter with registration N216MH, operated by New York Helicopter Charter Inc., (shutting down its operations immediately, according to the Federal Aviation Administration), owned by Meridian Helicopters, LLC, based in Broussard, Louisiana, tragically crashed into the Hudson River near Jersey…
Form 731 new email address
According to Article 51, paragraph 2 of Law 4757/2020, the responsibility for implementing the Ministerial Decision regarding the “Obligation to submit Form 731 by passengers on privately operated aircraft” (Government Gazette B’ 422/2017) has been transferred to the HANSP (ΑΠΑ 4098/14-02-2025). In light of the above, as from 14.02.25 the submission of Form 731 will…
Successful Meeting on VFR Flights in Athinai TMA Airspace
On January 28, 2025, the Safety and Incident Management Department of the HCAA, organized a highly successful in-person meeting on the topic of VFR flights in Greek airspace.