Richard
Final Approach
- Joined
- Feb 27, 2005
- Messages
- 9,076
- Location
- West Coast Resistance
- Display Name
Display name:
Ack...city life
The other day the briefer asked if I was familiar with the "Security NOTAM" for my destination aprt (Class D). I said I wasn't so he proceeded to tell me the app freqs to coordinate my arrival. I repeated this would be a VFR flight. He said makes no difference, that ALL arrivals should follow contact arrival procedures, just like IFR arrivals. The briefer had no further information. I also repeated the 4 letter aprt identifier and then said the full name of the aprt. He said he had the correct aprt.
Today I was at the FSDO for other stuff and since most of the staff are pilots I decided I should ask if they knew anything about the "Security NOTAM". They all said they had no knowledge of such a NOTAM.
I had to go to the aprt so I visited the aprt ops manager. He said the same thing; no knowledge of the NOTAM. He put me in touch with the tower so I asked the twr if they knew of any "Security NOTAM" and then I asked what their VFR arrival procedures are.
The twr said he didn't know of any such NOTAM and he said his VFR arrival procedures were just like any other Class D aprt. He also said that his best source for NOTAM information is via e-mail from AOPA. That is, quite often he won't know of any NOTAM until the AOPA e-mail arrives every Friday morning.
The twr guy is also a pilot and he said he has recieved several inquiries like mine but now is worried that he has confused pilots in the area. He told me Lockheed has a website for pilots to provide feedback on use of the system but he didn't know it's address. I'll have to search it.
Thank you, FSS.
Today I was at the FSDO for other stuff and since most of the staff are pilots I decided I should ask if they knew anything about the "Security NOTAM". They all said they had no knowledge of such a NOTAM.
I had to go to the aprt so I visited the aprt ops manager. He said the same thing; no knowledge of the NOTAM. He put me in touch with the tower so I asked the twr if they knew of any "Security NOTAM" and then I asked what their VFR arrival procedures are.
The twr said he didn't know of any such NOTAM and he said his VFR arrival procedures were just like any other Class D aprt. He also said that his best source for NOTAM information is via e-mail from AOPA. That is, quite often he won't know of any NOTAM until the AOPA e-mail arrives every Friday morning.
The twr guy is also a pilot and he said he has recieved several inquiries like mine but now is worried that he has confused pilots in the area. He told me Lockheed has a website for pilots to provide feedback on use of the system but he didn't know it's address. I'll have to search it.
Thank you, FSS.