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Old 24th Dec 2019, 06:53
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TheOddOne
 
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I had a real job finding aerodrome pages, you have to drill down further. Also, the pages no longer print properly, there's bits missing round the edges. I like to print out approach plates for IMC students, though in the air we use an A5 plate we pay a subscription for.
As you say, they've fixed what wasn't broke.
What also bugs me, no-one has tried to explain why they had to do this and what's supposed to be better about it.
If the new NOTAM system is going to be like this, even fewer people are going to read the things.

Oh, and another thing. I know how it happened historically, but surely it should be the responsibility of our regulator to publish this stuff, not our airline-owned Air Traffic provider? Presumably, NATS get a payoff for doing it, how much and from whom?

TOO
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