About AFTN Messages

[apmjames]

Anybody have Example of AFTN Messages
a)distress messages
b)urgency messages
c)flight safety messages
d)meteorological messages
e)flight regularity messages
f)aeronautical information services(AIS) messages
g)aeronautical administrative messages
h)service messages
I want them all for example please . . . Thank you for ur assistance

and one question Do they have to pay or free of charge of AFTN?

[Red Four]

I think you need ICAO Doc8126 AIS Manual. Maybe googling that will turn up some examples?

[apmjames]

Thank you for ur comment But i got Doc 8126 it's doesn't give for any example

I want example like this

example of distress messages

MAYDAY
PIPER FOXTROT X-RAY QUEBEC QUEBEC
POSITION: 20 MILES EAST OF WINNIPEG
ALTITUDE: 1500 FEET
AIRSPEED: 125 KNOTS
HEADING: 270 T
STRUCK BY LIGHTING
DITCHING AIRCRAFT
ONE PERSON ON BOARD
PIPER FOXTROT X-RAY QUEBEC QUEBEC

[chevvron]

A pilot couldn't send that over the AFTN, but he could over the AMTN!

[Spitoon]

Take a look at Annex 10 Vol II Chapter 4 - it will give all the detail you need about the structure of AFTN messages. In general terms, the content of most of the messages will be plain text framed by a header and an 'end of message' indicator (NNNN).

Someone has to pay for the infrastructure to make AFTN work, this is usually done as part of the State's basic arrangements for aviation - in my experience (European area) non-essential users, i.e. airlines etc., may have to rent equipment and access facilities. However, as far as I am aware, there are no charges per message or for data volume.