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Old 11th Sep 2008, 20:55
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ShyTorque

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Nipper2, the NOTAMS apply to many users and therefore they must include information relevant to everyone.

For example, some aircraft are exempt Rule 5 so obstacles below 500' are important to them, if not the private pilot user. I can give three examples off the top of my head:

Police aircraft.
Military aircraft.
Helicopters taking off or landing, which can occur just about anywhere, such as a garden or hotel.

One personal gripe of mine is where a warning is published for a minor airfield and only the ICAO code is given, the normal airfield name being absent. This means that a code search has to be carried out to find which one they are talking about.
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