So yes, most NOTAMs are bollocks. The problem is the important ones are very important but hidden in amongst all the crap.
Exactly.
Fortunately, if one does a
narrow route briefing (rather then the old style area briefing)
and sticks to one's planned route when actually flying, notams are not such a huge deal.
I cannot believe I am the only pilot who can read (I am a foreigner so maybe??) but it doesn't take a lot of time to pick out the nasty ones.
INTENSIVE LIGHT ACFT
That is a stupid pointless ar*se covering exercise. Why not just notam Stapleford, Wellesbourne, etc every weekend when the previous two weeks were OVC006 ?
BTW that famous prosecuted Eastbourne TRA busting pilot from Belgium(?) did get notams, but reportedly diverted off his planned route, presumably to have a look at something... That's why I get the NRB with a 20nm track width instead of 10nm.
For pilots who just want to go for an aimless random bimble, it is a lot harder. They really do have to read through a lot more garbage.