CFC NOTAM Processing & Distribution 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What action is required when a NOTAM's listed expiration time passes but the reported condition still exists?
- The NOTAM automatically renews for an equal duration
- The originating authority must issue a new NOTAM or extend the existing one (Correct answer)
- The condition is assumed resolved and no further action is needed
- ATC issues a verbal advisory to all traffic
Correct answer: The originating authority must issue a new NOTAM or extend the existing one
When a NOTAM expires but the condition persists, the originating authority must issue a new NOTAM or formally extend the existing one to maintain pilot awareness.
Question 2: Which NOTAM keyword applies to parachute jumping operations near an airport?
- AIRSPACE
- PARACHUTE (Correct answer)
- SUA
- OBST
Correct answer: PARACHUTE
The keyword PARACHUTE is used in NOTAMs that describe parachute jumping operations that may affect flight operations in the vicinity.
Question 3: In the NOTAM Q-line, the 'Lower' and 'Upper' fields express altitudes in which unit?
- Feet MSL
- Flight Level (hundreds of feet) (Correct answer)
- Meters MSL
- Feet AGL
Correct answer: Flight Level (hundreds of feet)
The Lower and Upper altitude fields in the Q-line are expressed as flight levels (hundreds of feet) per ICAO Annex 15 format requirements.
Question 4: A NOTAM issued by the US NOF for a Foreign State aerodrome would be categorized as which type?
- FDC NOTAM
- International NOTAM (Correct answer)
- SNOWTAM
- Local NOTAM
Correct answer: International NOTAM
NOTAMs concerning foreign aerodromes that are received and redistributed by the US NOF are categorized as International NOTAMs.
Question 5: Which field in a NOTAM specifies the geographic area of the NOTAM's effect using latitude and longitude?
- A field
- B field
- Q field (radius/center) (Correct answer)
- F and G fields
Correct answer: Q field (radius/center)
The Q-line contains the center coordinates and radius that geographically bound the area of effect for the NOTAM.
Question 6: What is the role of the Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) system in NOTAM distribution?
- It physically broadcasts NOTAMs over radio frequencies
- It serves as the authoritative database storing and disseminating NOTAMs to users and subscribers (Correct answer)
- It translates NOTAMs into multiple languages for international pilots
- It issues all FDC NOTAMs independently of the Flight Data Center
Correct answer: It serves as the authoritative database storing and disseminating NOTAMs to users and subscribers
The AIM system functions as the centralized authoritative database that stores NOTAMs and makes them available to pilots, operators, and aviation service providers.
Question 7: When a pilot requests a standard weather briefing, at what point in the briefing should the FSS specialist provide NOTAM information?
- At the beginning, before weather data
- After adverse conditions and weather synopsis, as part of the enroute sequence (Correct answer)
- Only if the pilot specifically asks for NOTAMs
- At the very end, after all other information
Correct answer: After adverse conditions and weather synopsis, as part of the enroute sequence
Per FAA Order 7110.10, NOTAM information is provided following adverse conditions and weather synopsis during the standard briefing sequence.
CFC NOTAM Processing & Distribution 5
What action is required when a NOTAM's listed expiration time passes but the reported condition still exists?