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title: "UAM.POL.VCA.130 En route — Part-IAM · Avioverse"
description: "The mass of the VCA and the flight path at all points along the route following a critical failure for performance (CFP), and taking into account the…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-c/uam-pol-vca-130"
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# UAM.POL.VCA.130 En route

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

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-air-operations) · [EUR-Lex 2012/965 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R0965)

IR Implementing rule

## UAM.POL.VCA.130 En route

(a) The mass of the VCA and the flight path at all points along the route following a [critical failure for performance (CFP)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/critical-failure-for-performance), and taking into account the meteorological conditions expected for the flight, shall permit compliance with the following:

(1) Reserved.

(2) Reserved.

(3) The mass of the VCA shall permit its operation at or above the minimum level established in accordance with point SERA.5005(f) of the Annex (Part-SERA) to Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 and a descent from the cruising altitude to the [landing decision point (LDP)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/landing-decision-point) above the [vertiport](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/vertiport), diversion location or [operating site](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/operating-site) where the landing can be conducted in accordance with point UAM.POL.VCA.135.

(b) When showing compliance with point (a), all the following shall apply:

(1) the CFP is assumed to occur at the most critical point along the route;

(2) the effects of winds on the flight path are considered;

(3) fuel jettisoning, if applicable, is planned to be performed only to an extent consistent with reaching the vertiport, diversion location or operating site with the required fuel/energy reserves and using a safe procedure; and

(4) fuel jettisoning, if applicable, is not planned below 300 m (1 000 ft) above terrain.

IR · UAM.POL.VCA.130 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART C — VTOL-CAPABLE AIRCRAFT (VCA) PERFORMANCE AND OPERATING LIMITATIONS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-c)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.