Updates to fourth edition
NOTAMS
Just after I went to press with the new edition, NATS changed the format of the NOTAMS slightly. A new example is given below:
EGTT
NAVW: Q)EGTT/QWPLW/IV/M/W/000/040/5234N00052E003
FROM 06/04/27 16:30 TO 06/04/27 18:30 H0951/06
E) AUS 06-04-0394/1078/AS6
PJE WILL TAKE PLACE WI 3NM RAD OF 5234N 00052E(WATTON)
F)SFC G)4000FT AGL
The main change is that the code letters A, B, & C have now vanished.
EGTT means the London Flight Information Region
NAVW = navigation warning
The Q code is to assist software to process the NOTAM more easily
If an aerodrome were quoted, the ICAO aerodrome code would be given eg Barkston Heath is EGYE
The start and finish times which were prefixed by B and C then follow.
The H0951/06 and AUS reference numbers are followed by a description of the event (a parachute jump exercise) in section E
F) and G) give the lower and upper limits as before
The link given in book to the NOTAM page no longer works.
OXYGEN
The Air Navigation Order now requires the flight crew (ie both P1 & P2) to use oxygen above Flight Level 130 and above Flight Level 100 for more than 3 minutes. (See later updates for recommendations for use above FL100 at all times.)
RIGHT OF WAY
I am grateful to Andrew Watson for pointing out an error. Gliders have to give way to balloons but not to airships. (Powered aircraft have to give way to both.)
CLASS C LOWERING
Class C airspace was lowered to FL195. Gliding above FL195 can only occur in Temporary Reserved Areas (gliding) [TRA (G)], which must be activated by ATC. IFR flight will not be permitted in an activated TRA (G). With the exception of the TRA (G)s located in the Aboyne area, TRA (G)s will generally only be available at a weekend or on a public holiday. Check with the local club for the precise regulations in the area.
Just after I went to press with the new edition, NATS changed the format of the NOTAMS slightly. A new example is given below:
EGTT
NAVW: Q)EGTT/QWPLW/IV/M/W/000/040/5234N00052E003
FROM 06/04/27 16:30 TO 06/04/27 18:30 H0951/06
E) AUS 06-04-0394/1078/AS6
PJE WILL TAKE PLACE WI 3NM RAD OF 5234N 00052E(WATTON)
F)SFC G)4000FT AGL
The main change is that the code letters A, B, & C have now vanished.
EGTT means the London Flight Information Region
NAVW = navigation warning
The Q code is to assist software to process the NOTAM more easily
If an aerodrome were quoted, the ICAO aerodrome code would be given eg Barkston Heath is EGYE
The start and finish times which were prefixed by B and C then follow.
The H0951/06 and AUS reference numbers are followed by a description of the event (a parachute jump exercise) in section E
F) and G) give the lower and upper limits as before
The link given in book to the NOTAM page no longer works.
OXYGEN
The Air Navigation Order now requires the flight crew (ie both P1 & P2) to use oxygen above Flight Level 130 and above Flight Level 100 for more than 3 minutes. (See later updates for recommendations for use above FL100 at all times.)
RIGHT OF WAY
I am grateful to Andrew Watson for pointing out an error. Gliders have to give way to balloons but not to airships. (Powered aircraft have to give way to both.)
CLASS C LOWERING
Class C airspace was lowered to FL195. Gliding above FL195 can only occur in Temporary Reserved Areas (gliding) [TRA (G)], which must be activated by ATC. IFR flight will not be permitted in an activated TRA (G). With the exception of the TRA (G)s located in the Aboyne area, TRA (G)s will generally only be available at a weekend or on a public holiday. Check with the local club for the precise regulations in the area.
