Andrew
Thanks for the detailed reply. But this leaves at least two unanswered (or unanswerable) questions:
1) Given that conscientious pilots like the chap who opened this thread are still frustrated by the volume and lack of relevance of Notams, are Notams like this any use?
2) Could EGAE publish a more relevant Notam with the actual times, or is the airfield technically open anyway at the published times ? (I was told in strong terms that I must not land, or depart, during the rest periods given to me on the phone).
As I said before, the chaps at EGAE are first class and it is PPR anyway.
There seems to be evidence that many pilots still do not read Notams and the ways to address this are 1) make the software work and 2) make the content relevant.
David