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New NOTAM website - old site withdrawn
NavCanada has announced that from 10 October, all NOTAMs will be in ICAO format, and no longer available on the weather website. Instead you'll have to get them here:
https://plan.navcanada.ca/wxrecall/
I'm not sure it's an improvement from a usability point of view. Anyone else want to comment?
https://plan.navcanada.ca/wxrecall/
I'm not sure it's an improvement from a usability point of view. Anyone else want to comment?
DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
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Oh good, we’ve finally adopted the worst part of US flight planning.
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On the plus side, the new NOTAM format has more meta-information like altitudes, IFR/VFR, importance flags - so it might be possible to filter out some of the clutter. The new website doesn't appear to allow that yet, but perhaps it will.
DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
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Very awkward on a cell phones, almost unusable.
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There are some things I like about it, like easily flipping through GFAs and radar, but there is so much that is broken.
Problems I see after just a couple minutes:
- If you are going to multiple airports in the same area, you get EVERYTHING repeated for each airport. So 3 airports means 3x the same GFAs, radar, upper winds, notams, etc.
- Notams are even worse to read through than they are now. The FIR and National notams are just thrown into the mix without any logic. How the heck am I going to find the single runway closure or airspace restriction without dedicating 30 minutes to sifting through 100+ lines of repeated notams.
- As far as I can see there is no way to select what information to print, especially important for getting the real information out of the notams.
The few good things:
- All weather on the same page including images
- Flipping through charts
- Searching with keywords
What is missing and really shouldn't be:
- Reordering the information (simply dragging the sections on the sidebar to the order you prefer)
- Selecting which sections or information to print and/or show/hide buttons
- Excluding notams by keyword (when has any pilot ever in the history of aviation found any use from "OBST LT U/S")
- Selection of notams by classification (if only to group them); airspace, communication, hey we Fed up the approach plates again, obstacles, aerodromes (fuel, rsc, closures etc)
- Resizing of graphical products to better fit the screen (which should be auto resized to fit when printing)
Does nobody give a crap about their work these days? Is the person in charge of this project really oblivious to what user friendly means or how pilots actually use this information? Or is this just another case of rushing something out the door waaaaaay before it's ready? I am not looking forward to using this in it's current state.
Problems I see after just a couple minutes:
- If you are going to multiple airports in the same area, you get EVERYTHING repeated for each airport. So 3 airports means 3x the same GFAs, radar, upper winds, notams, etc.
- Notams are even worse to read through than they are now. The FIR and National notams are just thrown into the mix without any logic. How the heck am I going to find the single runway closure or airspace restriction without dedicating 30 minutes to sifting through 100+ lines of repeated notams.
- As far as I can see there is no way to select what information to print, especially important for getting the real information out of the notams.
The few good things:
- All weather on the same page including images
- Flipping through charts
- Searching with keywords
What is missing and really shouldn't be:
- Reordering the information (simply dragging the sections on the sidebar to the order you prefer)
- Selecting which sections or information to print and/or show/hide buttons
- Excluding notams by keyword (when has any pilot ever in the history of aviation found any use from "OBST LT U/S")
- Selection of notams by classification (if only to group them); airspace, communication, hey we Fed up the approach plates again, obstacles, aerodromes (fuel, rsc, closures etc)
- Resizing of graphical products to better fit the screen (which should be auto resized to fit when printing)
Does nobody give a crap about their work these days? Is the person in charge of this project really oblivious to what user friendly means or how pilots actually use this information? Or is this just another case of rushing something out the door waaaaaay before it's ready? I am not looking forward to using this in it's current state.
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Just stick to www.zuluforpilots.com
It is an official source of NOTAMs with a direct line from their servers to the National NOTAM Centre in Canada. Last time I had a tour at YXU FSS the guy was telling me how they are more inclined to use this website because it is easier to read and disseminate information quickly compared to their internal system.
It is an official source of NOTAMs with a direct line from their servers to the National NOTAM Centre in Canada. Last time I had a tour at YXU FSS the guy was telling me how they are more inclined to use this website because it is easier to read and disseminate information quickly compared to their internal system.
Daniel Gustin
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My first try at this new Notam site for an airport in southern Ontario ?: Top of the list was that a weather balloon was launched in TImmins (300nm away) , and half way down the list was that the minister has banned 737 MAXs from Canadian airspace. Very useful information! I am weary already.
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Oh great, I see we've finally made things worse!
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Brutal. Look at YEG to see just how dumb a Notam file can be. 52 Notams to sift through and no way to only print the ones that apply to you...Including this one:
190003F NOTAMN CYHQ NATIONAL
CYHQ CONFORMEMENT A L'ARTICLE 5.1 DE LA LOI SUR L'AERONAUTIQUE,
LE
MINISTRE DES TRANSPORTS ESTIME QU'IL EST NECESSAIRE POUR LA
PROTECTION DE LA SECURITE AERIENNE ET DU PUBLIC D'INTERDIRE
L'UTILISATION DES ACFT BOEING 737-8 MAX ET 737-9 MAX DANS
L'ESPACE AERIEN CANADIEN.
LES ACFT BOEING 737-8 MAX OU 737-9 MAX SONT INTERDITS DE VOL
DANS L'ESPACE AERIEN CANADIEN A L'EXC DES VOLS DE CONVOYAGE
OU LES VOLS A PARTIR, A DESTINATION OU A L'INTERIEUR DE L'ESPACE
AERIEN CANADIEN AU MOMENT DE L'ENTREE EN VIGUEUR DE CET AVIS.
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The NOTAM format is changing completely on October 19 - with a lot more metadata added - maybe things will be filterable then?
DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
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No new metadata yet.
Here's a quick summary of the stupidity of the "weather" tab of the flightplanning website (which includes the NOTAMs). You can get only the NOTAMs alone, but the intention of this website is a one-stop-shop for flight planning in Canada.
Putting in CYQT looking for the alphanumeric basics (NOTAMS, METAR, TAF and FDs) we get:
METAR > TAF > FD UPPER > FD LOWER > FD LOWER > FD UPPER > FD LOWER > FD UPPER > FD LOWER > FD UPPER > FD UPPER > FD LOWER > FD UPPER > FD UPPER> FD LOWER > CZWG NOTAM x1 > National NOTAM x1 (showing CZWG CZYZ instead of CYHQ) > CZWG NOTAM x1 > CYQT NOTAMs x6 > FD LOWER > FD UPPER > FD LOWER > CZWG NOTAM x1
So you get an FIR NOTAM, national NOTAM, then some airport NOTAMs, then another FIR NOTAM. They are not even sorted by the newest to oldest or vice versa, if you can even make sense of NOTAM number...
Even the time of the FDCN35 CWAO goes 19/20Z > 19/14Z > 20/02Z > 20/08Z
This is so unbelievably ridiculous, and this is only 1 airport. Thank god I can get a slightly less confusing picture from Foreflight.
PRO TIP: Use the "Route Radius" option and 1NM to avoid some of the duplicate FIR NOTAMs and graphical weather products when entering 2 or more airports.
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METAR CYQT 202000Z 26003KT 170V280 20SM FEW050 SCT260 15/05 A2985 RMK SC1CI2 SLP117 DENSITY ALT 900FT=
METAR CYQT 201900Z 20004KT 130V250 20SM FEW050 15/07 A2985 RMK CU2 SLP114 DENSITY ALT 900FT=
TAF CYQT 201938Z
2020/2108 20005KT P6SM FEW050
FM210200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT240
PROB30 2102/2106 1/4SM FG VV002
FM210600 VRB03KT 1/4SM FG VV001
RMK NXT FCST BY 210200Z=
FBCN35 KWNO 201553
YQT
DATA BASED ON 201400Z
VALID 211400Z
FOR USE 0800-2000Z
24000 30000 34000
180 48 -29 190 66 -45 200 105 -52
39000 45000 53000
210 110 -57 210 45 -56 220 36 -55
FBCN35 CWAO 192330
YQT
DATA BASED ON 192000Z
VALID 202000Z
FOR USE 1400-0200Z
3000 6000 9000
Calm 290 11 +2 240 7 -3
12000 18000
240 10 -10 270 23 -21
FBCN33 CWAO 201130
YQT
DATA BASED ON 200800Z
VALID 202000Z
FOR USE 1700-0200Z
3000 6000 9000
Calm 230 6 +2 230 8 -3
12000 18000
220 11 -9 270 21 -21
FBCN33 KWNO 201553
YQT
DATA BASED ON 201400Z
VALID 210200Z
FOR USE 2300-0800Z
24000 30000 34000
220 31 -33 230 53 -50 240 69 -58
39000 45000 53000
230 66 -57 230 44 -54 230 37 -54
FBCN33 CWAO 201730
YQT
DATA BASED ON 201400Z
VALID 210200Z
FOR USE 2300-0800Z
3000 6000 9000
140 15 160 12 +2 180 14 -3
12000 18000
210 19 -8 210 31 -20
FBCN35 KWNO 191553
YQT
DATA BASED ON 191400Z
VALID 201400Z
FOR USE 0800-2000Z
24000 30000 34000
290 52 -37 280 57 -50 260 51 -49
39000 45000 53000
230 51 -49 210 61 -49 220 36 -56
FBCN35 CWAO 191730
YQT
DATA BASED ON 191400Z
VALID 201400Z
FOR USE 0800-2000Z
3000 6000 9000
280 9 280 13 0 280 16 -5
12000 18000
280 15 -11 260 23 -26
FBCN35 KWNO 192153
YQT
DATA BASED ON 192000Z
VALID 202000Z
FOR USE 1400-0200Z
24000 30000 34000
270 39 -34 260 70 -51 260 73 -57
39000 45000 53000
240 53 -54 240 42 -51 230 28 -55
FBCN35 KWNO 200352
YQT
DATA BASED ON 200200Z
VALID 210200Z
FOR USE 2000-0800Z
24000 30000 34000
210 40 -32 230 53 -50 230 70 -59
39000 45000 53000
230 64 -57 230 43 -54 230 32 -54
FBCN33 CWAO 200530
YQT
DATA BASED ON 200200Z
VALID 201400Z
FOR USE 1100-2000Z
3000 6000 9000
290 9 270 12 0 290 15 -4
12000 18000
280 16 -11 270 25 -26
FBCN33 KWNO 200953
YQT
DATA BASED ON 200800Z
VALID 202000Z
FOR USE 1700-0200Z
24000 30000 34000
270 36 -34 260 69 -51 260 71 -57
39000 45000 53000
240 52 -54 240 48 -52 220 33 -55
FBCN31 KWNO 201553
YQT
DATA BASED ON 201400Z
VALID 202000Z
FOR USE 1600-2300Z
24000 30000 34000
250 36 -34 260 61 -51 260 71 -58
39000 45000 53000
240 53 -53 240 50 -51 220 32 -55
FBCN31 CWAO 201720
YQT
DATA BASED ON 201400Z
VALID 202000Z
FOR USE 1600-2300Z
3000 6000 9000
Calm Calm +1 240 8 -3
12000 18000
230 12 -10 260 18 -21
(M0254/19 NOTAMN
A) CZWG B) 1910201300 C) 1910210100
E) DUE TO REDUCED SYSTEM CAPACITY AND ANTICIPATED TFC DEMANDS,
IFR ACFT DEP/ARR CYQK, CYXL, CYRL, CYHD, AND CYGQ MAY ANTICIPATE
DLA UP TO 15 MIN AND IFR TRAINING FLT NOT AUTH AT THESE AD.
CTC 204-983-8338 FOR INFO)
(G0049/19 NOTAMR G0027/19
A) CZWG CZYZ B) 1910111524 C) PERM
E) PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.1 OF THE AERONAUTICS ACT, THE MINISTER
OF TRANSPORT IS OF THE OPINION IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION
OF AVIATION SAFETY AND THE PUBLIC TO PROHIBIT THE OPS OF
BOEING 737-8 MAX AND 737-9 MAX ACFT IN CANADIAN AIRSPACE.
B737-8 MAX OR B737-9 MAX ACFT ARE PROHIBITED FM OPR IN CANADIAN
AIRSPACE EXC FOR FERRY FLIGHTS OR ACFT IN FLIGHT FOR THE DURATION
OF THAT FLIGHT ENROUTE TO OR FM OR WITHIN CANADA AT THE TIME THIS
NOTICE TAKES EFFECT.
F) SFC G) UNL)
(M0070/19 NOTAMR M0063/19
A) CZWG B) 1910100901 C) 1912130700
E) CZEG ACC WILL COMMENCE USING CPDLC PILOT RTE REQUESTS ON OCT 2
2019
CPDLC FLT OPR WITHIN CZEG ACC CTL AREA FL290 AND ABV MAY REQUEST
A RTE CHANGE USING A DM24 REQUEST (ROUTE CLEARANCE)
ATC WILL RESPOND VIA CPDLC USING A:
UM79 CLEARED TO (POSITION) VIA (ROUTE CLEARANCE),
UM80 CLEARED (ROUTE CLEARANCE), OR
UM83 AT (POSITION) CLEARED (ROUTE CLEARANCE))
(M0041/19 NOTAMN
A) CYQT B) 1910100901 C) 1910252359
E) MCKAY TACAN CH72 U/S)
(J0173/19 NOTAMN
A) CYQT B) 1910101115 C) 1911030300
D) SEE TEXT
E) FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE DOWNGRADED TO CAT 5:
MON 1115-1245 1815-1915 2145-2245
TUE-WED 1100-1230 1300-1400 1630-1745 2145-2245 2315-0030
THU-FRI 1115-1245 1815-1915 2145-2245
SAT 1245-1400 1500-1630 1730-1845 2315-0300
SUN 1015-1245)
(J0150/19 NOTAMN
A) CYQT B) 1910100901 C) 1911151600EST
E) LIBUK ONE STAR: TRACK IRBOX TO MUTOX: NOT AUTH
NOTER ONE STAR: TRACK NOTER TO SILRA: NOT AUTH
TIGAG ONE STAR: TRACK ALVEB TO XIDOT: NOT AUTH)
(M0016/19 NOTAMN
A) CYQT B) 1910100901 C) 1911222359
E) MCKAY UAU TACAN CH72X UNMONITORED)
(J0051/19 NOTAMN
A) CYQT B) 1910100901 C) PERM
E) AMEND PUBLICATIONS: RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 07 APCH: PLAN VIEW: REPLACE
WPT
SUSKE WITH DUNPO)
(J0050/19 NOTAMN
A) CYQT B) 1910100901 C) PERM
E) AMEND PUBLICATIONS: SERVICES: FUEL: DELETE JB
JASU TO READ: CE14
RWY DATA: RWY CERT: RWY 12 AND RWY 30 TO READ: RVR 1200 (1/4 SM))
FBCN35 CWAO 200530
YQT
DATA BASED ON 200200Z
VALID 210200Z
FOR USE 2000-0800Z
3000 6000 9000
150 14 170 10 +2 180 12 -3
12000 18000
190 17 -8 190 31 -21
FBCN35 KWNO 200953
YQT
DATA BASED ON 200800Z
VALID 210800Z
FOR USE 0200-1400Z
24000 30000 34000
200 44 -31 220 64 -49 220 115 -56
39000 45000 53000
230 72 -57 230 52 -54 240 34 -54
FBCN35 CWAO 201130
YQT
DATA BASED ON 200800Z
VALID 210800Z
FOR USE 0200-1400Z
3000 6000 9000
130 24 140 22 +1 150 21 -2
12000 18000
160 25 -8 210 36 -19
(G0003/19 NOTAMN
A) CZWG B) 1910100901 C) 1911271600EST
E) V13 BTN YQT AND BILII NOT SUITABLE FOR VOR NAV)
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Serious case of the web designers not having a clue what the end user (the pilots) need from the product. I recently talked to an FSS guy on the phone and he apologised for the new NOTAM website. They know it's horrid too.
Has anybody submitted an SMS report this with their company about this crap?
Has anybody submitted an SMS report this with their company about this crap?
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We all need to simply phone our FIC and ask for just notams for our route they'll get so backlogged with calls they'll be forced to change.
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Sadly it looks like the same folks who are responsible the Descend Via fiasco are at it again
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If you display CZVR you get 278 NOTAMS, including runway surface condition at Smithers. It seems to be showing the NOTAMs for all the airports with the FIR as well as the FIR NOTAMs themselves.
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It is strikingly similar isn't it. "We're going to move forward like the rest of the world, but lets figure out a way to do it completely differently from the rest of the world. It might work."Big Pistons Forever wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:02 pm Sadly it looks like the same folks who are responsible the Descend Via fiasco are at it again
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Normally there would be no need to search for an FIR as you get it with each airport. That's interesting that you can do that though.
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With the new website you only get FIR NOTAMs if they are within the search radius you enter, which isn't terribly useful as you'll still get all the NOTAMs for airports you're not interested in rather than the route you're flying.Cleared4TheOption wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:45 pm
Normally there would be no need to search for an FIR as you get it with each airport. That's interesting that you can do that though.
Ah, I just figured it out. If you enter two or more airports and untick the "route radius" box (or set it to a low value) then it will show you all the FIR NOTAMs that apply to the route, and none of the extraneous crap for airports you're not interested in.
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I made the mistake of asking for winds and got 3 pages just for the winds at Halifax!
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Just a few unofficial tips:
For airport notams, enter the code of the airport without any radius and it will show all notams associated with the airport. All notams have a radius of action depending on the type so for example a VOR that's 20 nm away will show.
If you are looking for notams for a flight, enter your route including airports, fixes, etc. and put a small route radius. All notams inside that radius will show. Problem for now is, all notams for all airports along that route radius will also show, not very pertinent for many types of operations. One of the goal of ICAO format is that eventually it will allow some sort of filters when searching based of altitude, flight rules, etc. In the mean time, just screen the list by looking at the left column and skip any notams that is irrelevant.
Take note that some isolated notams are not yet georeferenced so may appear randomly.
CFPS is (unfortunately) work in progress.
For airport notams, enter the code of the airport without any radius and it will show all notams associated with the airport. All notams have a radius of action depending on the type so for example a VOR that's 20 nm away will show.
If you are looking for notams for a flight, enter your route including airports, fixes, etc. and put a small route radius. All notams inside that radius will show. Problem for now is, all notams for all airports along that route radius will also show, not very pertinent for many types of operations. One of the goal of ICAO format is that eventually it will allow some sort of filters when searching based of altitude, flight rules, etc. In the mean time, just screen the list by looking at the left column and skip any notams that is irrelevant.
Take note that some isolated notams are not yet georeferenced so may appear randomly.
CFPS is (unfortunately) work in progress.