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Old 2nd June 2008 | 06:29
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Mike Cross
 
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From: Savannah GA & Portsmouth UK
It's scoped as both a/d and en-route. You'd need to ask Ian Fallon how he handles them in this situation.

The key is in the first line of the AIS screenshot. This is the "Q" line, which is part of the ICAO standard NOTAM format laid down in Annex 15 to the Chicago Convention

The line reads
Q) EGTT/QWALW/IV/M/AW/000/050/5238N00218W010
Here's the decode
EGTT - FIR it falls in
QWALW - NOTAM code derived from ICAO Doc 8400 or 8126. First character (Q) identifies the field, next two identify what it's about, and the last two indicate the condition. WALW measn "Air Display will take place". The code QRTCA used in other NOTAM for the event means "Temporary Restricted Area activated"
IV - Indicates it affects IFR and VFR flight
M - Purpose - Miscellaneous NOTAM: not subject for a briefing but available on request
AW - Aerodrome & NAV Warning
000/050 - Upper and lower limists of the activity
5238N00218W010 - Geographic centre followed by 3 digit radius of influence in nm (in this case 10nm)

So you may well ask why this is "not subject for a briefing"

The answer is that other NOTAM were issued for the event which were mandatory and were marked for inclusion in briefings (B in place of M in the purpose field). The old AIS site allowed you to choose "GENERAL" OR "GENERAL + MISC" to exclude miscellaneous NOTAM if you wanted to. Wisely the new site doesn't give you the option and includes them. Other briefing services may work differently.

In all 4 NOTAM scoped as aerodrome were issued for the event:-
Q) EGTT/QWALW/IV/M/AW/000/050/5238N00218W010
FROM: 08/05/30 10:15 TO: 08/06/01 17:15
E) MAJOR AIR DISPLAY WITH HISTORIC, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN FAST JET
DISPLAYS WI 10NM RADIUS 5238N 00218W (RAF COSFORD - WEST MIDLANDS).
OPS CONTROL RAF COSFORD ATC 01902 372393 EXT 7582. SEE SEPARATE
NOTAMS FOR RED ARROWS AND RAF ROLE DEMONSTRATION RESTRICTED AREAS.
AUS 2008-06-0035/1440/AS1
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 5000FT AMSL
SCHEDULE: MAY 30-31 1015-1515, JUN 01 0945-1715 H1352/08

Q) EGTT/QRTCA/IV/BO/AW/000/035/5238N00218W008
FROM: 08/06/01 14:25 TO: 08/06/01 15:10
E) RESTRICTED AREA (TEMPORARY) AT RAF COSFORD - WEST MIDLANDS FOR AN
RAF ROLE DEMONSTRATION WI 8NM RADIUS 523824N 0021814W. AREA
ESTABLISHED UNDER ARTICLE 96 OF THE ANO 2005 (MIL ACFT SHOULD COMPLY
WITH JSP552.201.135.9). AIC 39/2008 (MAUVE 263) DATED 22 MAY 08
REFERS. AUS 08-05-0404/1443/AS1
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 3300FT AMSL J2238/08

Q) EGTT/QWPLW/IV/M/AW/000/120/5238N00218W005
FROM: 08/06/01 10:30 TO: 08/06/01 11:30
E) PJE BY RAF FALCONS FROM C130 WI 5NM RADIUS 5238N 00218W (RAF COSFORD
- WEST MIDLANDS). HEIGHT SUBJECT TO ATC CLEARANCE. DROP TIME 1100 HRS
. SUPPORT ACFT MAY FLYPAST DROP ZONE ON COMPLETION, OPS CONTROL RAF C
OSFORD ATC 01902 372393 EXT 7582.AUS 08-06-0035/1442/AS1
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 12000FT AGL H1355/08

Q) EGTT/QRTCA/IV/BO/AW/000/085/5238N00218W006
FROM: 08/06/01 12:25 TO: 08/06/01 13:03
E) RESTRICTED AREA (TEMPORARY) AT RAF COSFORD - WEST MIDLANDS FOR A
RED ARROWS DISPLAY WI 6NM RADIUS 523824N 0021814W. AREA ESTABLISHED
UNDER ARTICLE 96 OF THE ANO 2005 (MIL ACFT SHOULD COMPLY WITH
JSP552.201.135.9). AIC 31/2008 (MAUVE 256) DATED 24 APRIL 08 REFERS.
AUS 08-05-0404/1441/AS1
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 8300FT AMSL J2237/08
Which illustrates the difficulty of producing geographic plots as they all sit on top of each other.

I represent AOPA UK on NOTAM matters, hope this explanation is helpful.

Mike
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