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ACCESSVIATHE INTERNET
Internet access toNAIPS does not require theNAIPS software tobe installed
on your PC so it can be accessed from internet cafes etc.
The address iswww.airservicesaustralia.com. You still require the username
andpassword as described above.
TheNAIPS forWindows software also allows for internet access.
The internet version allows you to copy andpaste sections of thebriefing into
a compact document for in-flight use.
NAIPSPRE-FLIGHT INFORMATION
Pre-flight briefing and briefing update includedby:
• use of stored personal flight files—Airservices’ stored routes for tailored
standardbriefings;
• briefingby location—weather andNOTAMbasedon locationsnominatedby
thepilot
• briefingby area—basedon the forecast areas;
• briefingby route (SPFIB)—weather andNOTAMbasedondeparture,
destination anden-route locations. Briefingmaterial isfilteredby:
- time (basedonETD and timeperiod)
- height (“low” isbelow10000 ft) and
- wake turbulence category (‘low’ applies to aircraft of
7000 kgMTOWor less).
• updatesof pre-flight briefings (AVFAX andSPFIBbriefingsonly);
• displayof original briefings;
• area forecasts, AreaQNH,METAR/SPECI, TAF, SIGMET, AIRMET, CHARTS
andATIS;
• first and last light calculations;
• GPSRAIMpredictions;
• location-specificNOTAMS;
• FIRNOTAMS;
• HeadOfficeNOTAMS; and
• UTC time check;
Note that SPFIB=SpecificPre-Flight InformationBulletin.
NAIPS
2 – br i e f i ng and not i f i cat i on