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IR.I.C.K1gFAA-S-ACS-8C · Nov 2023Knowledge

g. NOTAMS

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Route planning, including consideration of: g. NOTAMS

Bottom line

A notice filed with an aviation authority to alert aircraft pilots of any hazards en route or at a specific location. Required preflight preparations should include checking NOTAMs relating to the IFR flight when using GPS as a supplemental method of navigation.

Key numbers

Key numbers for g. NOTAMS
NumberWhat it means
3-hour period around the ETA (1 hour before to 1 hour after the ETA hour), or a 24-hour time frame for a specific airportRAIM window
1 hour before to 1 hour after the ETA, unless a specific timeframe is requested by the pilotBriefer RAIM

FAA references

  1. RMH Glossary — FAA-H-8083-2A
  2. IFH ch. 9 (pp. 9-28–9-29) — FAA-H-8083-15B
  3. IFH ch. 10 (p. 10-2) — FAA-H-8083-15B
  4. RMH ch. 6 (p. 6-2) — FAA-H-8083-2A
  5. IFH ch. 10 (p. 10-28) — FAA-H-8083-15B
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