How to read NOTAMs. Although we promote the practice of checking NOTAMs every time you take your drone out for a flight, we also recognize that interpreting NOTAMs can be difficult. Much like METARs, NOTAMs are in a heavily abbreviated format that was des

Reading NOTAMs quickly is a rare skill in the drone community because of the number of drone pilots that disregard them. You never know when this advantage could come in handy. 4. Enhances awareness of your surroundings. Checking NOTAMs before you fly doe

It’s easier to decipher NOTAMs when you understand the basic framework of the NOTAMs. Let’s look at the structure of the NOTAM so you can read them quickly and accurately. 1. “Accountable” location. The vast majority of NOTAMs begins with an excla