NCO.IDE.H.120 Operations under VFR - flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

• Regulation (EU) 2019/1394 found in: Air Operations (965/2012) Part-ARO Part-ORO Part-CAT Part-SPA Part-NCC Part-NCO Part-SPO (Feb 2025)
• Regulation (EU) 2025/133 found in: Air Operations Revision 24 Part-ARO Part-ORO Part-CAT Part-SPA Part-NCC Part-NCO Part-SPO (Mar 2026)

NCO.IDE.H.120 Operations under VFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment Regulation (EU) 2019/1394 (a) Helicopters operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with a means of measuring and displaying the following: (1) magnetic heading; (2) time in hours, minutes and seconds; (3) barometric altitude; (4) indicated airspeed; and (5) slip. (b) Helicopters operated under VMC at night, or when the visibility is less than 1 500 m, or in conditions where the helicopter cannot be maintained in a desired flight path without reference to one or more additional instruments, shall be, in addition to (a), equipped with: (1) a means of measuring and displaying the following: (i) attitude; (ii) vertical speed; and (iii) stabilised heading; and (2) a means of indicating when the supply of power to the gyroscopic instruments is not adequate. (c) Helicopters operated when the visibility is less than 1 500 m, or in conditions where the helicopter cannot be maintained in a desired flight path without reference to one or more additional instruments, shall be, in addition to (a) and (b), equipped with a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating system required in (a)(4) due to condensation or icing. NCO.IDE.H.120 Operations under VFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment Regulation (EU) 2019/1394 (a) Helicopters operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with a means of measuring and displaying the following: (1) magnetic heading; (2) time in hours, minutes and seconds; (3) barometric altitude; (4) indicated airspeed; and (5) slip. (b) Helicopters operated under VMC at night, or when the visibility is less than 1 500 m, or in conditions where the helicopter cannot be maintained in a desired flight path without reference to one or more additional instruments, shall be, in addition to (a), equipped with: (1) a means of measuring and displaying the following: (i) attitude; (ii) vertical speed; and (iii) stabilised heading; and (2) a means of indicating when the supply of power to the gyroscopic instruments is not adequate. (c) Helicopters operated when the visibility is less than 1 500 m, or in conditions where the helicopter cannot be maintained in a desired flight path without reference to one or more additional instruments, shall be, in addition to (a) and (b), equipped with a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating system required in (a)(4) due to condensation or icing. #### NCO.IDE.H.120 Operations under VFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment *Regulation (EU) 2025/133* (a) Rotorcraft operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with a means of measuring and displaying the following: (1) magnetic heading; (2) time in hours, minutes and seconds; (3) barometric altitude; (4) indicated airspeed; and (5) slip. (b) Rotorcraft operated under VMC at night, or when the visibility is less than 1 500 m, or in conditions where the rotorcraft cannot be maintained in a desired flight path without reference to one or more additional instruments, shall be, in addition to (a), equipped with: (1) a means of measuring and displaying the following: (i) attitude; (ii) vertical speed; and (iii) stabilised heading; and (2) a means of indicating when the supply of power to the gyroscopic instruments is not adequate. (c) Rotorcraft operated when the visibility is less than 1 500 m, or in conditions where the rotorcraft cannot be maintained in a desired flight path without reference to one or more additional instruments, shall be, in addition to (a) and (b), equipped with a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating system required in (a)(4) due to condensation or icing.