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NOTAMS not showing, potential hazards


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johnofyork
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Lost confidence in Skydemon after several MAJOR issues with NOTAMS not being displayed. Check the NOTAMS, no Red Arrows flights showing, just by chance add 1 hour to the flight time and it shows Red Arrows transit later that day. Something so major should not be toggled on or off depending upon the flight time, it should show for the full day. Red Arrows transit time can vary (as it says in the NOTAM) and also my flight time could vary. I have planned a local route covering a large area that I may fly in on that day. When I check the NOTAMS I expect it to show anything within that area for that complete day. I often have no set destination, no set take off and landing time. In this particular case I could have set a specific take off time and the NOTAM would not have shown. Return late afternoon without being able to check NOTAMS again and fly in to a Red Arrows formation. Also, if you open a flight plan it shows the date last used and unless you change the date NOTAMS dont show. As mentioned before, I think it should automatically select the current date. No doubt the forum experts will be telling me I'm doing it all wrong but it's not fool proof and could have cost me my licence or a hefty fine.
I do my flight planning on a PC before going out for the day, I do not have a GPS because of the lack of suitable hardware with a bright screen.
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Mig29fuk
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Surely 'johnofyork' you are over dramatising your loss of confidence. SD as being used by you has a risk of not retrieving correct date/time information. Do you recognise this statement when commencing use!

This software is an aid to VFR flight planning and navigation only.
It does not replace your chart, your cockpit instruments or any other tools mandated for the safe planning or navigation of flights.

How about a look at:
http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/fwf-natsuk/restricted/user/ino/brief_overview.faces
That's as official as you can get.

I'm starting to be boggled by what people expect from these devices!!!




Gerry Holland
White Ox Mead Airstrip, Near Bath, Somerset
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johnofyork - 6/28/2012 10:52:10 PM
IR-novice - 6/29/2012 1:33:16 PM
Tim Dawson - 7/10/2012 11:20:32 AM
johnofyork - 7/12/2012 11:44:51 AM
johnofyork - 7/12/2012 12:00:34 PM
pink leader - 7/13/2012 9:24:57 PM
                         I cannot alter the notam filter times, they are Greyed out. Is there...
tonyhs - 7/16/2012 8:08:57 PM
                             Surely 'johnofyork' you are over dramatising your loss of confidence....
Mig29fuk - 7/16/2012 9:08:13 PM
Tim Dawson - 7/26/2012 12:36:23 PM

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