Introduction to Flying

FDC NOTAMs • Flight restrictions in the proximity of the President FDC NOTAMs are issued by the National Flight Data and other parties Center and contain information that is regulatory in nature • 14 CFR part 139 certificated airport condition changes pertaining to flight including, but not limited to, changes • Snow conditions affecting glide slope operation to charts, procedures, and airspace usage. FDC NOTAMs refer to information that is regulatory in nature and includes • Air defense emergencies the following: • Emergency flight rules • Interim IFR flight procedures: • Substitute airway routes 1. Airway structure changes • Special data 2. Instrument approach procedure changes (excludes • U.S. Government charting corrections Departure Procedures (DPs) and Standard • Laser activity Terminal Arrivals (STARs) 3. Airspace changes in general NOTAM Composition 4. Special instrument approach procedure changes NOTAMs contain the elements below from left to right in • Temporary flight restrictions (discussed in Chapter 15): the following order: 1. Disaster areas • An exclamation point (!) 2. Special events generating a high degree of interest • Accountability Location (the identifier of the accountability location) 3. Hijacking Keyword Example Meaning RWY RWY 3/21 CLSD Runways 3 and 21 are closed to aircraft. TWY TWY F LGTS OTS Taxiway F lights are out of service. RAMP RAMP TERMINAL EAST SIDE The ramp in front of the east side of the terminal has ongoing CONSTRUCTION construction. APRON APRON SW TWY C NEAR The apron near the southwest taxiway C in front of the hangars HANGARS CLSD is closed. AD AD ABN OTS Aerodromes: The airport beacon is out of service. OBST OBST TOWER 283 (245 AGL) 2.2 Obstruction: The lights are out of service on a tower that is 283 feet S LGTS OTS (ASR 1065881) TIL above mean sea level (MSL) or 245 feet above ground level (AGL) 0707272300 2.2 statute miles south of the field. The FCC antenna structure registration (ASR) number is 1065881. The lights will be returned to service 2300 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on July 27, 2007. NAV NAV VOR OTS Navigation: The VOR located on this airport is out of service. COM COM ATIS OTS Communications: The Automatic Terminal information Service (ATIS) is out of service. SVC SVC TWR 1215-0330 Service: The control tower has new operating hours, 1215-0330 MON -FRI/1430-2300 SAT/1600-0100 UTC Monday Thru Friday. 1430-2300 UTC on Saturday and SUN TIL 0707300100 1600-0100 UTC on Sunday until 0100 on July 30, 2007. SVC FUEL UNAVBL TIL 0707291600 Service: All fuel for this airport is unavailable until July 29, 2007, at 1600 UTC. SVC CUSTOMS UNAVBL TIL 0708150800 Service: United States Customs service for this airport will not be available until August 15, 2007, at 0800 UTC. AIRSPACE AIRSPACE AIRSHOW ACFT Airspace. There is an airshow being held at this airport with aircraft 5000/BLW 5 NMR AIRPORT flying 5,000 feet and below within a 5 nautical mile radius. AVOIDANCE ADZD WEF Avoidance is advised from 2000 UTC on July 15, 2007, until 2200 0707152000-0707152200 on July 15, 2007. U ORT 6K8 (U) RWY ABANDONED VEHICLE Unverified aeronautical information. O LOZ LOZ (O) CONTROLLED BURN OF Other aeronautical information received from any authorized source HOUSE 8 NE APCH END RWY 23 WEF that may be beneficial to aircraft operations and does not meet 0710211300-0710211700 defined NOTAM criteria. Figure 1-19. NOTAM (D) Information. 1-13