The problem with “fixing the cryptic TAF/Metar” system is that if you start using them every day you will likely find you prefer the cryptic system as it is much faster to skim over and look for gotchas rather than reading pages of text.
I ALSO PREFER THAT NOTAMS REMAIN TOTALLY UPPERCASE WITHOUT BREAKS BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS, LOTS OF BOILER PLATE TEXT, AND RNDM ABBVS THAT MAKE THEM EASIER TO READ. ALSO THERE IS A 10500 CHR LMT IN POA SO I CAN'T RLY POST MCH OF THE AREA BRIEF FOR KONZ.
ARTCC NOTAMs
!FDC 2/3344 KZOB AIRSPACE ADS-B, AUTO DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE REBROADCAST (ADS-R), TFC INFO SERVICE BCST (TIS-B), FLT INFO SERVICE BCST (FIS-B) SERVICES MAY NOT BE AVBL WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 24NM RADIUS OF 432038N0851002W. AP AIRSPACE AFFECTED MAY INCLUDE ANM, 13C, 6D6. SFC-1000FT 202201121653-202201242200
Other NOTAMs
!FDC 2/2422 FDC SPECIAL ADVISORY NOTICE. A WARNING SIGNAL FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AIRCRAFT IS DEPLOYED AND IS OPERATING WITHIN THE WASHINGTON DC SPECIAL FLIGHT RULES AREA (SFRA), INCLUDING THE FLIGHT RESTRICTED ZONE (FRZ). THE SIGNAL CONSISTS OF HIGHLY FOCUSED RED AND GREEN COLORED LIGHTS IN AN ALTERNATING RED/RED/GREEN SIGNAL PATTERN. THIS SIGNAL MAY BE DIRECTED AT SPECIFIC AIRCRAFT SUSPECTED OF MAKING UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO THE SFRA/FRZ AND ARE ON A HEADING OR FLIGHT PATH THAT MAY BE INTERPRETED AS A THREAT OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE FAA. THE BEAM IS NOT INJURIOUS TO THE EYES OF PILOTS/AIRCREWS OR PASSENGERS, REGARDLESS OF ALTITUDE OR DISTANCE FROM THE SOURCE. IF YOU ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND THIS SIGNAL IS DIRECTED AT YOUR AIRCRAFT, WE ADVISE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY COMMUNICATE WITH ATC THAT YOU ARE BEING ILLUMINATED BY A VISUAL WARNING SIGNAL. IF THIS SIGNAL IS DIRECTED AT YOU AND YOU ARE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH ATC, WE ADVISE YOU TO TURN TO A HEADING AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE FRZ/SFRA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACT ATC ON AN APPROPRIATE FREQUENCY, OR IF UNSURE OF THE FREQUENCY, CONTACT ATC ON VHF GUARD 121.5 OR UHF GUARD 243.0. BE ADVISED THAT FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES OUTLINED ABOVE MAY RESULT IN INTERCEPTION BY MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND/OR THE USE OF FORCE. THIS NOTICE ONLY APPLIES TO VFR AIRCRAFT OPERATING WITHIN THE SFRA/FRZ, INCLUDING DOD, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND AEROMEDICAL OPERATIONS. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CHANGE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED FOR REPORTING UNAUTHORIZED LASER ILLUMINATION AS PUBLISHED IN ADVISORY CIRCULAR 70-2. "THIS SIGNAL MAY BE DIRECTED AT SPECIFIC AIRCRAFT SUSPECTED OF MAKING UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO THE SFRA/FRZ AND ARE ON A HEADING OR FLIGHT PATH THAT MAY BE INTERPRETED AS A THREAT OR THAT OPERATE CONTRARY TO THE OPERATING RULES FOR THE SFRA/FRZ". 201201131638-PERM
!FDC 1/8374 FDC SPECIAL NOTICE...NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) OPERATIONS IN PROXIMITY TO SELECT LOCATIONS AND MOBILE ASSETS NATIONWIDE. THIS NOTAM REPLACES NOTAM FDC 0/0230. IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY, UAS OPERATORS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO AVOID FLYING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY (GENERALLY, IN AIRSPACE WITHIN 3000FT LATERALLY AND 1000FT ABOVE UNLESS INDICATED BY THE FAA BY NOTAM OR OTHER MEANS) TO: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) FACILITIES AND MOBILE ASSETS, INCLUDING VESSELS AND GROUND VEHICLE CONVOYS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED ESCORTS, SUCH AS UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG) OPERATED VESSELS. PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. SECTION 40103(B)(3), THE FAA CLASSIFIES THE AIRSPACE DEFINED IN THIS NOTAM AND IN FURTHER DETAIL BY THE FAA WEBSITE IDENTIFIED BELOW AS 'NATIONAL DEFENSE AIRSPACE'. UAS OPERATORS WHO DO NOT COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS ARE WARNED THAT PURSUANT TO 10 U.S.C. SECTION 130I AND 6 U.S.C. SECTION 124N, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS), OR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) MAY TAKE SECURITY ACTION THAT RESULTS IN THE INTERFERENCE, DISRUPTION, SEIZURE, DAMAGING, OR DESTRUCTION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT DEEMED TO SPECIAL NOTICE...NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORY FOR POSE A CREDIBLE SAFETY OR SECURITY THREAT TO PROTECTED PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, OR ASSETS. THE FAA RECOMMENDS THAT UAS OPERATORS NEEDING TO OPERATE IN THE INDICATED AIRSPACE FOR OVERRIDING REASONS OF PUBLIC INTEREST OR NECESSITY (SUCH AS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF AN ACTIVE NATIONAL DEFENSE, HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, SEARCH AND RESCUE, OR DISASTER RESPONSE MISSION) COORDINATE IN ADVANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE DOD, DOE, OR USCG ENTITY, OR BY CONTACTING THE FAA. DOD, DOE, AND USCG POINTS OF CONTACT FOR SPECIFIC COVERED FACILITIES AND MOBILE ASSETS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING FAA WEBSITE:
HTTPS://UDDS-FAA.OPENDATA.ARCGIS.COM. OPERATORS UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATE WITH DOD, DOE, OR USCG POINTS OF CONTACT MAY CONTACT THE FAA SYSTEM OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER (SOSC) AT (202) 267-8276 FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAA APPLIES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS (SSI) PURSUANT TO 14 C.F.R. SECTION 99.7 OR OTHER AIRSPACE MEASURES THAT RESTRICT UAS OPERATIONS IN PROXIMITY TO FACILITIES AND MOBILE ASSETS COVERED BY 10 U.S.C. SECTION 130I AND 50 U.S.C. SECTION 2661. HOWEVER, IMPLEMENTING ADVANCE SSI OR OTHER SPECIAL NOTICE...NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORY FOR AIRSPACE MEASURES MAY NOT BE FEASIBLE FOR ALL COVERED ASSETS AND MOBILE ASSET OPERATIONS. UAS OPERATORS SHOULD THEREFORE EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN FLYING IN PROXIMITY OF ALL DOD AND DOE FACILITIES AND MOBILE ASSETS, AND USCG MOBILE ASSETS. IF YOU HAVE GENERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING UAS OPERATIONS, PLEASE REFER TO
WWW.FAA.GOV/UAS/CONTACT; OR CONTACT THE FAA VIA EMAIL AT
UASHELP@FAA.GOV OR PHONE AT (844) FLY-MY-UA. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING UAS-SPECIFIC SSI, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING FAA WEBSITE:
HTTPS://UDDS-FAA.OPENDATA.ARCGIS.COM; OR CONTACT THE FAAS SOSC AT (202)267-8276. 202110291430-202310291430
!FDC 1/8373 FDC SECURITY..SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) OPERATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF NAVAL BASE KITSAP AND NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAY. THIS NOTAM REPLACES NOTAM FDC 0/0229. PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. SECTION 40103(B)(3), THE FAA CLASSIFIES THE AIRSPACE DEFINED IN THIS NOTAM AND IN FURTHER DETAIL BY THE FAA WEBSITE IDENTIFIED BELOW AS 'NATIONAL DEFENSE AIRSPACE'. UAS OPERATORS WHO DO NOT COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS ARE WARNED THAT PURSUANT TO 10 U.S.C. SECTION 130I AND 6 U.S.C. SECTION 124N, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS), OR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) MAY TAKE SECURITY ACTION THAT RESULTS IN THE INTERFERENCE, DISRUPTION, SEIZURE, DAMAGING, OR DESTRUCTION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT DEEMED TO POSE A CREDIBLE SAFETY OR SECURITY THREAT TO PROTECTED PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, OR ASSETS. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG) MAY TAKE SECURITY ACTION THAT RESULTS IN THE INTERFERENCE, DISRUPTION, SEIZURE, DAMAGING, OR DESTRUCTION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT CONSIDERED TO POSE A SAFETY OR SECURITY THREAT TO PROTECTED DOD OR USCG ASSETS. PURSUANT TO 14 C.F.R. SECTION 99.7, SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS SECURITY..SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNMANNED (SSI), ALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ARE PROHIBITED FROM FLYING WITHIN A STAND-OFF DISTANCE OF 3000FT LATERALLY FROM AND 1000FT ABOVE A UNITED STATES NAVY (USN) OR USCG OPERATED VESSEL WHEN OPERATING WITHIN THE DEFINED AIRSPACE. THE AIRSPACE IN WHICH UAS OPERATIONS MUST COMPLY WITH THIS SSI IS DEFINED AS THE AIRSPACE, SFC-2000FT MSL, GENERALLY OVERLYING: 1) THE PORTION THE HOOD CANAL AND STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA EXTENDING FROM NAVAL BASE KITSAP NEAR BREMERTON, WA, TO THE PACIFIC; AND 2) THE PORTION OF THE CUMBERLAND SOUND EXTENDING FROM NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAY NEAR ST. MARYS, GA, TO THE ATLANTIC. THE AIRSPACE IN WHICH THIS SSI APPLIES IS VISUALLY DEPICTED AND GEOSPATIALLY DEFINED ON THE FOLLOWING FAA WEBSITE:
HTTPS://UDDS-FAA.OPENDATA.ARCGIS.COM. UAS OPERATORS NEEDING TO OPERATE IN THE DEFINED AIRSPACE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO USN OR USCG VESSELS FOR OVERRIDING REASONS OF PUBLIC INTEREST OR NECESSITY (SUCH AS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF AN ACTIVE NATIONAL DEFENSE, HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, SEARCH AND RESCUE, OR DISASTER RESPONSE MISSION) MUST COORDINATE AND OBTAIN ADVANCE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE APPROPRIATE DOD OR USCG POINT OF CONTACT IDENTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING FAA WEBSITE: SECURITY..SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNMANNED
HTTPS://UDDS-FAA.OPENDATA.ARCGIS.COM. OPERATORS UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATE WITH THESE DOD OR USCG POINTS OF CONTACT MAY CONTACT THE FAA SYSTEM OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER (SOSC) AT (202) 267-8276 FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. IF YOU HAVE GENERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING UAS OPERATIONS, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING FAA WEBSITE:
WWW.FAA.GOV/UAS/CONTACT; OR CONTACT THE FAA VIA EMAIL AT
UASHELP@FAA.GOV OR PHONE AT (844) FLY-MY-UA. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE UAS SSI, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING FAA WEBSITE:
HTTPS://UDDS-FAA.OPENDATA.ARCGIS.COM; OR CONTACT THE FAAS SOSC AT (202)267-8276. 202110291430-202310291430
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