Ballistic Parachute Recovery System in ATC flight plans

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Ballistic Parachute Recovery System in ATC flight plans

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Ibex	I Ibex posted 8/20/2025 9:19:13 AM Topic Details Share Topic
I Group: Forum Members Posts: 7, Visits: 77	Hi, updated SERA.4005(a) now requires a ballistic parachute recovery system to be included as a remark in section 19 in the ICAO flight plan. Quote EASA guidance and acceptable means of compliance docs: --- GM1 SERA.4005(a)(14) Contents of a flight plan ED Decision 2024/007/R BALLISTIC PARACHUTE RECOVERY SYSTEM The information on ballistic parachute recovery systems may be included in the field for remarks under Item 19 of the ICAO model flight plan, as specified in Appendix 6 ‘COMPLETION OF A FLIGHT PLAN’ to the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012. [applicable from 1 May 2025 – ED Decision 2024/007/R] --- I have not found a way to include this with the aircraft profile, to get it automatically added when selecting an aircraft equipped with such system. Ideally we would get a check box similar to the avionics equipment options somewhere in the emergency equipment section of the aircraft profile which then triggers the remark to be added in section 19. Thanks for your kind consideration. -- Ibex Edited 8/20/2025 11:04:11 AM by Ibex
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grahamb	grahamb posted 8/20/2025 6:45:11 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 593, Visits: 29K	+x Ibex - 8/20/2025 9:19:13 AM Hi, updated SERA.4005(a) now requires a ballistic parachute recovery system to be included as a remark in section 19 in the ICAO flight plan. Quote EASA guidance and acceptable means of compliance docs: --- GM1 SERA.4005(a)(14) Contents of a flight plan ED Decision 2024/007/R BALLISTIC PARACHUTE RECOVERY SYSTEM The information on ballistic parachute recovery systems may be included in the field for remarks under Item 19 of the ICAO model flight plan, as specified in Appendix 6 ‘COMPLETION OF A FLIGHT PLAN’ to the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012. [applicable from 1 May 2025 – ED Decision 2024/007/R] --- I have not found a way to include this with the aircraft profile, to get it automatically added when selecting an aircraft equipped with such system. Ideally we would get a check box similar to the avionics equipment options somewhere in the emergency equipment section of the aircraft profile which then triggers the remark to be added in section 19. Thanks for your kind consideration. -- Ibex Irrespective of the merit of your suggestion, or indeed the wisdom of including a remark that a BRS system is fitted, SERA 4005 does not ‘require’ it. The word used is ‘may’, not ‘shall’ or ‘must’, and it appears only in Guidance Material, which is just that - guidance and not binding.
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Ibex	I Ibex posted 8/21/2025 8:23:57 AM Post Details Share Post
I Group: Forum Members Posts: 7, Visits: 77	+x grahamb - 8/20/2025 6:45:11 PM The word used is ‘may’, not ‘shall’ or ‘must’, and it appears only in Guidance Material, which is just that - guidance and not binding. The guidance material quoted above is indeed pretty vague on how to include the information on BRS in a flight plan and only suggests how you may do so, however SERA.4005(a) leaves little to no room for interpretation: -- SERA.4005 Contents of a flight plan Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 (a) A flight plan shall include all information considered relevant by the competent authority as regards the following: (1) aircraft identification; [...] (14) emergency and survival equipment, including ballistic parachute recovery system; (15) other information. --- Depending which AIS unit you work with I've already had flight plans rejected lacking the information on BRS installed when it was obvious because of the type of aircraft. -- Ibex
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grahamb	grahamb posted 8/21/2025 2:02:56 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 593, Visits: 29K	+x Ibex - 8/21/2025 8:23:57 AM +x grahamb - 8/20/2025 6:45:11 PM The word used is ‘may’, not ‘shall’ or ‘must’, and it appears only in Guidance Material, which is just that - guidance and not binding. The guidance material quoted above is indeed pretty vague on how to include the information on BRS in a flight plan and only suggests how you may do so, however SERA.4005(a) leaves little to no room for interpretation: -- SERA.4005 Contents of a flight plan Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 (a) A flight plan shall include all information considered relevant by the competent authority as regards the following: (1) aircraft identification; [...] (14) emergency and survival equipment, including ballistic parachute recovery system; (15) other information. --- Depending which AIS unit you work with I've already had flight plans rejected lacking the information on BRS installed when it was obvious because of the type of aircraft. -- Ibex Thanks for that - somehow I missed the update to include a BRS in the primary rule.
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