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NCO.IDE.A.190 Radio communication equipment

ANNEX VII (Part-NCO) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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NCO.IDE.A.190Radio communication equipment

(a)Where required by the airspace being flown aeroplanes shall be equipped with radio communication equipment capable of conducting two-way communication with those aeronautical stations and on those frequencies to meet airspace requirements.

(b)Radio communication equipment, if required by (a), shall provide for communication on the aeronautical emergency frequency 121,5 MHz.

(c)When more than one communication equipment unit is required, each shall be independent of the other or others to the extent that a failure in any one will not result in failure of any other.

IR · NCO.IDE.A.190 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) No 800/2013 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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GM1 NCO.IDE.A.190Radio communication equipment

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APPLICABLE AIRSPACE REQUIREMENTS For aeroplanes being operated under European air traffic control, the applicable airspace requirements include the Single European Sky legislation.

GM · GM1 NCO.IDE.A.190 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/016/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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