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• NOTAM D’s inform pilots about airport and airport facilities e.g.
runway closures due to construction or an airshow etc.
• Short term NOTAMs are given to pilots as part of weather briefing
which can be obtained from Flight Service Station (FSS) by calling
1-800-WXBRIEF or www.1800wxbrief.com
• Long terms NOTAMs are published in a booklet called Notice to
Airmen Publication (NTAP), every 28 days
o Other Airspace Resources
▪ Advisory Circulars (AC’s) are basically letters of advice from the FAA, are
non-regulatory in nature, usually about safety. AC’s are issued under
three topics, Airmen, Airspace and Air Traffic Control & General
Operations. You can access those and print from www.faa.gov
▪ Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) is the official guide to basic
flight information and ATC procedures
• Airspace Classification

o Class A (Alpha): Extends from 18,000 feet MSL (Mean Sea Level) to Flight Level
600 (i.e. 60,000 feet. No VFR flights are allowed in Class A airspace.
o Class B (Bravo): Class B airspace is the controlled airspace around major airports,
for example Los Angeles (LAX), Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD) and Detroit Metro
(KDTW). Class B airspace size, altitudes and layouts vary greatly from one sit to
another. Normally there is a cylindrical shaped area around the primary airport
going from the surface to an altitude (e.g. 8,000 or 10,000 feet). The primary
cylinder becomes larger at certain altitudes, looking like a giant upside down
wedding cake. The outline of Class B is shown as solid blue line on the chart.

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