Plz help decode this notam

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What does this mean? This notam was in a briefing for my XC this morning.

!CARF 10/083 ZJX AIRSPACE STATIONARY ALTITUDE RESERVATION WITHIN*
AN AREA DESCRIBED AS SZW182042 TO SZW161049 TO SZW160055*
TO SZW196053 TO POINT OF BEGINNING. AVOIDANCE ADVISED.*

Thank you
 
Not related to my flight. FSS briefer explained its in FLA
 
Looks like they are blocking out airspace 40 miles to the SSE of Seminole VOR (SZW). They ask you stay out of that box defined by four coordinates. Obviously it's not mandatory, just asking.
 
Looks like they are blocking out airspace 40 miles to the SSE of Seminole VOR (SZW). They ask you stay out of that box defined by four coordinates. Obviously it's not mandatory, just asking.

:yeahthat: Jax ARTCC reserved some airspace for something. Maybe those model rocket guys were having a get-together.
 
Looks like they are blocking out airspace 40 miles to the SSE of Seminole VOR (SZW). They ask you stay out of that box defined by four coordinates. Obviously it's not mandatory, just asking.
It's mandatory for IFR traffic, but the controllers will take care of that. Think of it as a temporary MOA and you'll get the idea.
 
Looks like the IR-15/Tomahawk missile cooridor is active. Usually the NOTAM is more detailed describing F-15 or F-16 aircraft providing escort duties.
 
Thunderbirds are having a show in Daytona today. I think they are in JAX tomorrow.

Those guys take up a lot of sky.
Quickly.
 
Thunderbirds are having a show in Daytona today. I think they are in JAX tomorrow.

Those guys take up a lot of sky.
Quickly.

Airshow notams block airspace, VFR and IFR.
 
Thunderbirds are having a show in Daytona today. I think they are in JAX tomorrow.

Those guys take up a lot of sky.
Quickly.


A TFR is issued for air shows. Usually air show TFRs cover 5 NM and up to and including 15,000 ft over the airport . This NOTAM is an advisory for activity just off shore TLH.
 
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Thunderbirds are having a show in Daytona today. I think they are in JAX tomorrow.

Those guys take up a lot of sky.
Quickly.

It has been a few years since I had seen their performance. Wow have they made it better. The slow flight was unreal. Pilot had the plane moving almost horizontal about 300 feet off the ocean. Then went full throttle and away he went.
Then one of the single flyers came by us and you could see the wind breaking as he went by, almost like he was near the sound barrier. It was an amazing thing to see. And I love too see the wing tip vortices off of planes, it just mesmerizes me, plenty of that to see!!
 
Looks like they are blocking out airspace 40 miles to the SSE of Seminole VOR (SZW). They ask you stay out of that box defined by four coordinates. Obviously it's not mandatory, just asking.

How are the coordinates read?
 
Coordinates are not always Lat/Long. These are Fix/Radial/Distance
For those unfamiliar, the format is AAARRRDDD, where AAA is the 3-letter VOR ID, RRR is the radial, and DDD is the distance (with leading zeroes to fill the three character field), so SZW182042 is the SZW VOR 182 radial at 42 miles.
 
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For those unfamiliar, the format is AAARRRDDD, where AAA is the 3-letter VOR ID, RRR is the radial, and DDD is the distance (with leading zeroes to fill the three character field), so SZW182042 is the SZW VOR 182 radial at 42 miles.

Heh. VOR Nav is slowly already disappearing from brains...
 
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