Mike's explaination makes perfect sense. I wonder how easy it would be to re-train the entire pilot population to know that they have to search for everything within 30 miles of their track in the first half, and the whole of the second half? Especially instructors, who will need to pass this on to the next generation...
I have had an opportunity to use the new format, and it's a huge improvement. Even with the sorting by type first (what are the 5 types, anyway? Some of them are obvious, some less so) it only took a few minutes to check the Notams, compared to around 1/2 hour previously.
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