Ibra wrote:I think grouping the NOTAMS by type (cranes, navaids, aerodromes, warning, navigation, RA/RAT) could be useful for quick briefing, when I fly IFR off-route, I tend to read every bit there but on VFR on sunny days? I clearly give no hoot about NDB U/S or 50ft obstacles...
I just started playing with the link that @matthew_w100 shared and it looks neat for this purpose
https://notaminfo.com/ukmap
The problem will come - I think - when NOTAMs (NOTAVs?) are incorrectly categorised. Or, more accurately, there is ambiguity over what something should be categorised as.
Laser shows, fireworks, paragliding, tethered balloons all tend to get grouped together or misclassified quite often; the one that causes me confusion most frequently is 'Exercises will take place'.
I definitely DO want to know if the military are planning something in my neck of the woods, but equally near to me I can see this:
SEARCHLIGHT DISPLAY. WI 1NM RADIUS. 511113N 0000650E (HEVER
CASTLE, CHIDDINGSTONE, KENT). FOR INFO 07860 165264. 2021-11-0631/AS1
....and it's only because I'm local that I know it's a Christmas light show - on the ground.
The devil is in the detail; I would love to filter by type, but it would be hard to trust it without someone manually reviewing the data to check it's not CARP.