Having stuck my head above the parapet once too often I have now been invited like Russell to visit AIS at Heathrow on 3 Oct.
I have been corresponding with Russell to co-ordinate our approach.
I am a 200+ Hr PPL flying a Luscombe out of Popham, the avionics of which consist of a single COM. Just the sort of person who might wander where he shouldn't and at whom NOTAM are aimed.
I have a certain amount of knowledge of databases, web design and quality systems and am preparing a list of discussion points which currently include:-
The need for a printable area bulletin that can be put up on a notice board and used by a pilot at an airfield. It needs to be organised in such a way that you don't need a computer to extract the information.
The desirability of making the raw data available in a form that allow third party developers to produce products like NotamPlot. At the moment what you get from the AIS site is not NOTAM, it is an edited form of the raw NOTAM data arranged into a pre-flight information bulletin (PIB)
Improvements to the layout and data provided in a PIB.
Improvements to the website, including speed, usability and availability
If you have particular points to do with the above that you want raised, or if you have additional issues please raise them here or email me at
[email protected]
I will report back after the meeting.
Mike