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title: "NCO.IDE.H.126 Additional equipment for single pilot operations under IFR — Part-NCO · Avioverse"
description: "Helicopters operated under IFR with a single pilot shall be equipped with an autopilot with at least altitude hold and heading mode."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-nco/subpart-d/nco-ide-h-126"
---

# NCO.IDE.H.126 Additional equipment for single pilot operations under IFR

ANNEX VII (Part-NCO) · 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

## NCO.IDE.H.126 Additional equipment for single pilot operations under IFR

Helicopters operated under IFR with a single pilot shall be equipped with an autopilot with at least altitude hold and heading mode.

IR · NCO.IDE.H.126 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) No 800/2013 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-nco/subpart-d)

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.