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NOTE-
1. For the purpose of this paragraph, SUA and related
airspace includes the following types of airspace: alert
area, military operations area (MOA), warning area, and
air traffic control assigned airspace (ATCAA). MTR data
includes the following types of airspace: IFR training
routes (IR), VFR training routes (VR), and slow training
routes (SR).
2. Pilots are encouraged to request updated information
from ATC facilities while in flight.

(b) A review of airway NOTAMs, procedural
NOTAMs, and NOTAMs that are general in nature
and not tied to a specific airport/facility (for example,
flight advisories and restrictions, open duration
special security instructions, and special flight rules
areas), Domestic Notices and International Notices.
Domestic Notices and International Notices are
found in the External Links section of the Federal
NOTAM System (FNS) NOTAM Search System.
(c) Approximate density altitude data.
(d) Information regarding such items as air
traffic services and rules, customs/immigration
procedures, ADIZ rules, search and rescue, etc.
(e) GPS RAIM availability for 1 hour before
to 1 hour after ETA or a time specified by the pilot.
(f) Other assistance as required.
c. Abbreviated Briefing. Request an Abbreviated Briefing when you need information to
supplement mass disseminated data, update a
previous briefing, or when you need only one or two
specific items. Provide the briefer with appropriate
background information, the time you received the
previous information, and/or the specific items
needed. You should indicate the source of the
information already received so that the briefer can
limit the briefing to the information that you have not
received, and/or appreciable changes in meteorological/aeronautical conditions since your previous
briefing. To the extent possible, the briefer will
provide the information in the sequence shown for a
Standard Briefing. If you request only one or two
specific items, the briefer will advise you if adverse
conditions are present or forecast. (Adverse conditions contain both meteorological and/or aeronautical
information.) Details on these conditions will be
provided at your request. International data may be
inaccurate or incomplete. If you are planning a flight
outside of U.S. controlled airspace, the briefer will

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advise you to check dats soon as practical after
entering foreign airspace, unless you advise that you
have the international cautionary advisory.
d. Outlook Briefing. You should request an
Outlook Briefing whenever your proposed time of
departure is six or more hours from the time of the
briefing. The briefer will provide available forecast
datpplicable to the proposed flight. This type of
briefing is provided for planning purposes only. You
should obtain a Standard or Abbreviated Briefing
prior to departure in order to obtain such items as
adverse conditions, current conditions, updated
forecasts, winds aloft and NOTAMs, etc.
e. When filing a flight plan only, you will be asked
if you require the latest information on adverse
conditions pertinent to the route of flight.
f. Inflight Briefing. You are encouraged to conduct
a self-briefing using online resources or obtain your
preflight briefing by telephone or in person (Alaska
only) before departure. In those cases where you need
to obtain a preflight briefing or an update to a
previous briefing by radio, you should contact the
nearest FSS to obtain this information. After
communications have been established, advise the
specialist of the type briefing you require and provide
appropriate background information. You will be
provided information as specified in the above
paragraphs, depending on the type of briefing
requested. En Route advisories tailored to the phase
of flight that begins after climb-out and ends with
descent to land are provided upon pilot request.
Besides Flight Service, there are other resources
available to the pilot in flight, including:
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
(ADS-B). Free traffic, weather, and flight information are available on ADS-B In receivers that can
receive data over 978 MHz (UAT) broadcasts. These
services are available across the nation to aircraft
owners who equip with ADS-B In, with further
advances coming from airborne and runway traffic
awareness. Even search-and-rescue operations
benefit from accurate ADS-B tracking.
Flight Information Services-Broadcast (FIS-B).
FIS-B is a free service; but is only available to aircraft
that can receive data over 978 MHz (UAT). FIS-B
automatically transmits a wide range of weather
products with national and regional focus to all
equipped aircraft. Having current weather and

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