You’ll soon be arriving in Paris, thank you for choosing our airport for your arrival.

This briefing was made to make your arrival as flawless and fun as possible. We hope you will enjoy flying with us.

Pilot Briefing : Arriving at Paris Charles de Gaulle

1 – Sceneries and chartsFlight simulator and P3D users:

Freeware: http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=fsx_lfpg_rs.zip&CatID=fsx&Go=Search (FSX) http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fsview.php?do=list&fid=181882 (P3D v2)

Payware: Aerosoft Mega Airport Paris CDG (FSX/FS2004)

X-Plane users: Freeware: http://xpfr.org/?body=scene_accueil&sc=109 (XP 8/9/10)

BEWARE: The most up to date sceneries are the FSX and P3D freeware sceneries. Even so, most taxiways and

holding points have been renamed. Please use the charts as a reference for your taxi and NOT your scenery. Two terminals, the S4 and the 3G are not present in the Aerosoft scenery.

Charts: All the French official charts are available for free at: http://www.vatfrance.org/pilotbrief?lang=en or https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/html/indexAIPFRANCEFr.htm

We strongly recommend using those charts and only those as they are official and up to date. If you wish to use another source for your charts, make sure they are from the current AIRAC cycle (For this year CTP: 1511), many procedures have changed at LFPG over the past months and years, and older charts just won’t do it.

ICAO callsign Radio callsign Remark Frequency (MHz)

LFPG_ATIS De Gaulle ATIS ATIS 127,125

LFPG_DEL De Gaulle Delivery

126,650

LFPG_A_GND De Gaulle Traffic

Apron of T2 121,950

LFPG_GND De Gaulle Ground

North sector 121,600

LFPG_S_GND De Gaulle Ground

South sector 121,800

LFPG_TWR De Gaulle Tower

RWY 27L/R & 09L/R

119,250

LFPG_S_TWR De Gaulle Tower

RWY 26L/R & 08L/R

120,900

2 – Planned online positions

ICAO callsign Radio callsign Remark Frequency (MHz)

LFPG_DEP De Gaulle Departure

133,375

LFPG_APP De Gaulle Approach

MOBRO, MOPAR, LORNI, VEBEK IAFs

125,825

LFPG_S_APP De Gaulle Approach

BANOX, OKABO, OKIPA IAFs

126,425

LFPG_F_APP De Gaulle Arrival

Final vectors 119,850

LFFF_CTR Paris Control North sector 128,100

LFFF_W_CTR Paris Control West sector 128,875

LFFF_U_CTR Paris Control Paris UIR 124,725

LFRR_CTR Brest Control Brest FIR 125,500

LFRR_U_CTR Brest Control Brest UIR 132,100

This is a non exhaustive list, and is subject to change at ATC discretion. On the ground, all the positions above delivery (DEL) handling the south part of the airport will have “_S_” in their callsign.

The south part of the airport means everything below Terminal 3.

3 – ArrivalThe transition altitude is 5000ft. The transition level will be available in the ATIS.

All arrivals routes in LFPG are RNAV ONLY, if you are not RNAV, advise ATC as soon as possible, we do however strongly recommend you an RNAV equipped aircraft to avoir delays. Arrivals are at ATC discretion and so shouldn’t be pre-filled. You will be assigned an arrival depending on the traffic flow and configuration in LFPG. You are expected follow the arrival that is assigned to you. Please advise ATC as soon as possible if you are unable to proceed on the arrival.

Most arrivals have speed restrictions on them, you are expected to follow them unless ATC tells you otherwise. If are assigned a speed by ATC, please maintain it until advised. If you need to slow down, ask ATC.

Until cleared for the ILS, your descent will be completely managed by ATC, so please don’t descend on your own.

There is one speed restriction you are expect to comply with: below FL100, speed 250kts max.

On the LUKIP and BIBAX arrivals, a “point merge” system is used. You may get the “point merge” arrival and be reduced to 250kts: your flight path will allow the controller to sequence you behind other aircraft by giving you a direct on the merge point. If you are on one of those arrival, please be reactive when given a direct to KOLIV, the point merge fix, as timing will be critical. See the charts for more.

Please pay attention to the letter of the assigned STAR, as for instance : BIBAX 7W ≠ BIBAX 7V

Here are the planned arrival, with their respective IAF/transition (See section 4 for the transitions) and landing runway, the runway and transition are theoretical, and may change at ATC discretion:

Arrival IAF/Transition Landing runway

LATGO BANOX (BAN) 08R/26L

BIBAX MOPAR (MOP) 09L/27R

LUKIP MOPAR (MOP) 09L/27R

You can expect a 7W or 6W arrival, then a 3W transition if LFPG is landing face WEST (runways 26s and 27s). You can expect a 7E or 6E arrival, then a 3E transition if LFPG is landing face EAST (runways 08s and 09s).

Here are all the ILS frequencies for all runways, all runways are equipped with CAT III ILS:

Runway ILS Frequency ILS Course

27L 110.700 266°

27R 110.350 266°

26L 108.350 266°

26R 109.100 266°

Runway ILS Frequency ILS Course

09L 109.350 086°

09R 110.100 086°

08L 108.700 086°

08R 108.550 086°

Runway ILS Frequency ILS Course

09L 109.350 086°

09R 110.100 086°

08L 108.700 086°

08R 108.550 086°

Runway ILS Frequency ILS Course

09L 109.350 086°

09R 110.100 086°

08L 108.700 086°

08R 108.550 086°

Runway ILS Frequency ILS Course

09L 109.350 086°

09R 110.100 086°

08L 108.700 086°

08R 108.550 086°

Runway ILS Frequency ILS Course

09L 109.350 086°

09R 110.100 086°

08L 108.700 086°

08R 108.550 086°

4 – Approach & Landing

LFPG uses an RNAV transition system that will bring you on a heading, much like a lot of American STARs. Those transition are called “Approaches” and can be found in your FMC under “transitions” or under “Via” for airbuses.

Your transition is mandatory, and will be assigned by the approach controller on first contact, here is an example:

(Blue for pilot, Red for ATC)

“De Gaulle, good afternoon, Delta 7 9 1, descend FL150 on course to BANOX with 280 knots” “Delta 7 9 1, bonjour, cleared BANOX 3W approach, radar ILS runway 26L descend FL150, keep the speed.” “Cleared BANOX 3W, ILS runway 26L, descend FL150, keep the speed, Delta 7 9 1”

In that example, Delta 791 is cleared on the BANOX 3W transition, as published, and has to keep the speed 280kts until advised or passing FL100.

The BANOX 3W transition takes the flight on a couple of RNAV waypoints in downwind, then, at the last point of the transition, it makes it adopt a heading, as depicted on the chart, pilots should maintain this heading until advised.

In your FMC, is it possible that the transition is named with only the first 3 letters of the transition name, then the revision and the code, for instance, BANOX 3W could be BAN3W in your FMC. Make sure you do not mistake the transition for another, for instance, MOP3W (MOPAR 3W) ≠ MOB3W (MOBRO 3W)

We expect you to be able to perform correctly those RNAV transition, if you are not able, advise ATC. Always have the charts with you (see section 1)

If you would like another runway, for example runway 27R for a quick taxi to the FEDEX apron, ask the approach controller on first contact, if you need the inner runway due to performance (4200m), ask ATC. Keep in mind that even the heavy loaded concorde and A388 land on the outer runway, 2700m is sufficient for almost all jet liners. The approach controller will be only one able to assign you a runway, no point in asking the center controller, he won’t be able to know.

It is VERY important that you execute controllers instructions THEN readback, final turns can be very tight, so please be as reactive as possible.

Expect a late frequency change to De Gaulle arrival (LFPG_F_APP), who will turn you on final. Once on the ILS axis, you should be assigned a speed to maintain until a certain distance, most likely 180kts to 6 miles then 160kts to 4 miles from the ILS DME. It is of critical importance that you do maintain that speed.

Please advise ATC if your final approach speed is: - Above 150kts - Below 135kts

Once handed off to tower, advise your assigned speed, the tower controller might assign you another speed to ensure separation.

You will likely to be cleared to land behind other aircrafts, up to 4 aircrafts can be cleared to land at the same time, and here is an example:

(Blue for pilot, Red for ATC) “Tower, good afternoon, Delta 7 9 1, 26L with 160kts” “Delta 7 9 1, bonjour, 3 miles behind an airbus 320, number 4, wind 270 at 11kts, runway 26L cleared to

land.” “Number 4, cleared to land, Delta 7 9 1”

Please pay attention to the preceding traffic. You are expected to vacate on the first possible high speed taxiway to minimise runway occupancy time, traffic can be as close as 2.5 nautical miles behind. After vacating, hold short of the inner runway at the assigned holding point. In case of a go around, your reactivity to the controller’s instructions will be critical.

Aircraft vacating runway 08R/26L or 09L/27R after landing must NEVER cross RWY 08L/26R or RWY 09R/27L without first receiving specific ATC clearance. Once clear to do so, pilots should cross rapidly, perpendicular to the inner runway. Contact the ground frequency only after the towers tell you so, and when the inner runway has been crossed and vacated.

5 – Airport Ground

6 – To go further…

In the eventuality low visibility procedures (LVPs) are in force, we will be applying extra spacing between arriving aircraft, with a minimum of 5nm. Only one aircraft at a time will be cleared to land. The RVRs (Runway Visibility Ranges) will be available on the ATIS, and on first contact with approach, ATC will also advise “radar ILS runway XX CAT III”. If your aircraft is not equipped for CAT III ILS, but is for CAT II, advise ATC on first contact. If your aircraft is not equipped at all for precision ILSs, advise ATC on first contact. If your aircraft cannot land at LFPG, Paris Orly airport will be available depending on the weather conditions, or your alternate airport.

Once landed, as advised by ATC, you will be asked to maintain the CAT III holding points before the inner runway, those holding points are further away from the runway than the CAT I holding point. If your scenery does not have those CAT III holding points, stay at least 150m away from the runway.

7 – Contact

If you have any inquiries, feedback, suggestions, you can contact us at in both English and French:

atc@vatfrance.org staff@vatfrance.org

We hope to see you again soon, bon vol !