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SPO.IDE.A.125 Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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

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SPO.IDE.A.125Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

Aeroplanes operated under IFR shall be equipped with:

(a)a means of measuring and displaying the following:

(1)magnetic heading,

(2)time in hours, minutes and seconds,

(3)barometric altitude,

(4)indicated airspeed,

(5)vertical speed,

(6)turn and slip,

(7)attitude,

(8)stabilised heading,

(9)outside air temperature, and

(10)Mach number, whenever speed limitations are expressed in terms of Mach number;

(b)a means of indicating when the supply of power to the gyroscopic instruments is not adequate.

(c)whenever two pilots are required for the operation, an additional separate means of displaying for the second pilot:

(1)barometric altitude,

(2)indicated airspeed,

(3)vertical speed,

(4)turn and slip,

(5)attitude,

(6)stabilised heading, and

(7)Mach number whenever speed limitations are expressed in terms of Mach number, if applicable;

(d)a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating system required in (a)(4) and (c)(2) due to condensation or icing; and

(e)complex motor-powered aeroplanes when operated under IFR shall, in addition to (a), (b), (c) and (d), be equipped with:

(1)an alternate source of static pressure;

(2)a chart holder in an easily readable position that can be illuminated for night operations;

(3)a second independent means of measuring and displaying altitude unless already installed to comply with (e)(1); and

(4)an emergency power supply, independent of the main electrical generating system, for the purpose of operating and illuminating an attitude indicating system for a minimum period of 30 minutes. The emergency power supply shall be automatically operative after the total failure of the main electrical generating system and clear indication shall be given on the instrument or on the instrument panel that the attitude indicator is being operated by emergency power.

IR · SPO.IDE.A.125 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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GM1 SPO.IDE.A.125Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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ALTERNATE SOURCE OF STATIC PRESSURE Aeroplanes should be equipped with an alternate source of static pressure.

GM · GM1 SPO.IDE.A.125 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/018/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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GM1 SPO.IDE.A.125(a)(3)Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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ALTIMETERS Altimeters with counter drum-pointer or equivalent presentation are considered to be less susceptible to misinterpretation for aeroplanes operating above 10 000 ft.

GM · GM1 SPO.IDE.A.125(a)(3) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/018/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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AMC1 SPO.IDE.A.125(a)(9)Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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MEANS OF DISPLAYING OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE

(a)The means of displaying outside air temperature should be calibrated in degrees Celsius.

(b)In the case of aeroplanes with a maximum certified take-off mass (MCTOM) below 2 000 kg, calibration in degrees Fahrenheit is acceptable, when such unit is used in the AFM.

(c)The means of displaying outside air temperature may be an air temperature indicator that provides indications that are convertible to outside air temperature.

AMC · AMC1 SPO.IDE.A.125(a)(9) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/018/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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AMC1 SPO.IDE.A.125(e)(2)Operations under IFR – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment

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CHART HOLDER An acceptable means of compliance with the chart holder requirement for complex motor-powered aeroplanes is to display a pre-composed chart on an electronic flight bag (EFB).

AMC · AMC1 SPO.IDE.A.125(e)(2) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/018/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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