EG R160 (The London Specified Area)

[headsethair]

This is the new name for The Specified Area - NOTAM says active from 4th August and refers to AIP ENR 5-1-2-3 for details.
Looked today online, and there's no mention of R160.
Called AIP bods who said they'd seen the paper version. However they weren't certain about the online version.
How are we supposed to keep abreast of changing rules if these people can't update their website ?
And how valid is a NOTAM which gives a duff refer link ?

The link : http://www.ais.org.uk/aes/pubs/aip/html/aipenr.htm

[AlanM]

Whilst this doesn't appease your understandable frustration, the rules for flying in TSA have not changed. Just the nomenclature! (in house joke:))

(well - not yet they haven't......... :()

[rotorcraig]

EG R160 is now defined in ENR 5-1-2-3 (http://www.ais.org.uk/aes/pubs/aip/pdf/enr/2050102.PDF) - see page 3.

EG R160 The Specified Area

The area bounded by straight lines joining successively the following points:

512912N 0001716W - 513420N 0001407W -
513318N 0000904W - 513409N 0000318W -
513130N 0000045W - 512645N 0000044W -
512712N 0000610W - 512515N 0001222W -
512854N 0001407W - 512912N 0001716W

excluding so much of the bed of the River Thames as lies within that area between the ordinary high water marks on each of its banks.

Up to unlimited
SFC

Except with the written permission of the Civil Aviation Authority a helicopter shall not fly over the Specified Area of Central London below such a height as would enable it, in the event of an engine failure, to land clear of that area. See also ENR 1.1.4.

Further information may be obtained from the General Aviation Department (for non-public transport operations) or Flight operations Department (for public transport operations) of the Civil Aviation Authority,
Tel: 01293-567171.
SI 964 /2005.
RC