Interesting Notams

[Screaming_Emu]

I just got the strangest NOTAM I've ever had today. Though I am in North Dakota so I guess I should expect things like this.

"8ft high corn 30ft south of the runway"

anybody got anything else good?

 

[HorizonCRJ]

Look out for the corn, that has to be a first

 

[mtsu_av8er]

I flew into Chatanooga one day, and picked up the ATIS and almost lost control of the aircraft laughing.

"Notices to Airmen, men and equipment adjacent to runway 2/20 - trucks 'n' cranes 'n' thangs...."

Welcome to Tennessee!!

 

[Looking4Lower]

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I just got the strangest NOTAM I've ever had today. Though I am in North Dakota so I guess I should expect things like this.

"8ft high corn 30ft south of the runway"

anybody got anything else good?

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That IS an odd notam, but in a way I can understand the intent. Last year, our little uncontrolled field had high corn (during the corn season) close to the runway near the west end. A buddy of mine was landing an Aztec when a deer ran out of the corn right in front of him - he had no time to react. The result was damage to the wing and flap and a dead deer on the runway. The corn area has since been cut back to make a buffer zone...

 

[Nick]

There is an inept controller at ASH and she often puts this on the ATIS:

"Migratory waterfowl on or about the airport proper."

 

[roundout]

8 foot corn, eh? last week down there it was only 7 feet.

 

[MikeD]

This is from one of my flight cards as I wrote it down from the ATIS one night when returning.....

"200 FEW, 600 OVC, visibility 4, winds 360/7, altimeter 1012.8, PAR approach in use, landing runways 32 and 33. Caution firefight in progress on south and east perimeter fences. Automatic weapons fire and light triple-A reported on 3 mile final by a C-7, multiple parachute flares on 1 mile final. Landing at own risk. Advise on initial contact you have Yankee."

Upon contact with the PAR controller, he told me that if I don't receive a transmission from him for more than 10 seconds, to execute published missed and contact tower, since it's likely that the mortars hit their mark.

 

[Mr_Creepy]

We had an ATIS at a local airport yesterday that ended like this:

"Advise on initial contact you have Charlie. I am the controller and I approve of this message."

 

[moxiepilot]

Advise on initial contact you have Charlie. I am the controller and I approve of this message."


that's funny.