Re: Misleading Notam

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Greg Esres
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> One of our local pilots misunderstood a common Notam, as shown below.
> He thought the "ADD: From Shelby to RW 17: 3.52 degrees" meant add
> 3.52 degrees to the final approach course.
> 
> How reasonable do you think his interpretation?
> 
> (BTW, the notam just adds a descent gradient to a NP approach.)
> 
> FDC 3/0143 M01 FI/T GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN, MEMPHIS, TN. VOR RWY 
> 16, ORIG...CHANGE ALL REFERENCES TO RWY 16/34 TO RWY 17/35. 
> ADD: FROM SHLBY TO RW 17: 3.52 DEGREES, TCH 31. ADD NOTE: VGSI 
> AND DESCENT ANGLES NOT COINCIDENT.
> 

Not very.