Notice to Airmen NOTAM

[Air Ontario]

I am beginning to see more NOTAMS from the nearby airports as more and more UAV operators advise the Tower of their intentions. I saw three on our local airport's NOTAMs just today. One was a notice advising UAV ops near a Hospital Helipad and the balance were specific to the airport.

Anyone else seeing acceptance/cooperation of drone ops per ATC's posting of UAV flights, coordinates, heights and radius on NOTAM?

 

[Mark The Droner]

Where do you see these NOTAMs? On the b4ufly app?

 

[Air Ontario]

Where do you see these NOTAMs? On the b4ufly app?

I go to the NavCanada website or type in the nearest to me airport ICAO id and NOTAM.

For you likely BWI NOTAM for a major or go to FAA web and check NOTAMs in the area to see notices near the airport you query.

 

[Mark The Droner]

Thanks. No I haven't noticed any notices of drone ops yet.

 

[TheRealNick]

I found one, I understand all of it except the center of the radius...

!HNL 01/158 HNL AIRSPACE UAS WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 1NM RADIUS OF HNL341025 SFC-400FT AGL 1601281000-1603091000

What does HNL341025 mean?

 

[Mark The Droner]

I suppose it would be this...?

Official Website for the Honolulu International Airport (HNL) — Official Website for all Hawaii Airports

 

[adfischer]

Commercial operators must file NOTAMS when they fly. As a hobby operator you do have the capability of filing a UOA (UAS Operating Area) report that pilots may see when they receive their briefing. They are not official NOTAMS, but i think it helps our hobby to provide this information. I file each time I fly on 1800wxbrief.com


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[Air Ontario]

I found one, I understand all of it except the center of the radius...

!HNL 01/158 HNL AIRSPACE UAS WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 1NM RADIUS OF HNL341025 SFC-400FT AGL 1601281000-1603091000

What does HNL341025 mean?

That is odd, usually it would be listed as a Lat./Long.

 

[adfischer]

That is odd, usually it would be listed as a Lat./Long.

Actually, this is a more common location format in aviation. It is the Radial Distance. The first 3 letters is the ID of the location (in this case the Honolulu VORTAC), the next 3 digits are the radial or compass heading, and the last 3 is the distance.

So HNL341025 means .25 miles NNW (341 degrees) from the HNL navigation beacon.


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