Minding my own business yesterday, approaching Beachy Head at c.2,000ft and I started receiving warnings of a RA(T) ahead at 4nm, 3.2nm... Unexpected and certainly woke me up. Reversed course, made a call to London Information to ask if they knew anything. They didn't, so resumed. A friend in loose formation didn't receive the warnings, which made it even more confusing.
I think it was the French NOTAM below. I had French charts loaded, he didn't. Any way of filtering this out or supressing the warning within the UK FIR?
Q) LFXX/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/195/4503N00505E392
B) FROM: 18/10/02 00:00C) TO: 18/10/18 23:59
E) 'GORGONNE 2018' EXERCISE - AIP SUP 197/18 MODIFIED :
SUBJET : CREATION OF 18 TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREAS, SUSPENSION OF
AERIAL ACTIVITIES AND AERODROME RESTRICTIONS
A NOTAM ISSUED ON D-1 WILL SPECIFY INACTIVE AREAS ON D-DAY.
THIS AIP SUP IS AVBL ON WWW.SIA.AVIATION- CIVILE.GOUV .FR
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MODIFICATIONS :
- PARAGRAPH DATES AND TIME OF ACTIVITY ZRT VICHY LOW AND HIGH :
ZRT HIGH :
READ ZRT VICHY HIGH : 09-10 : 2100-0430 POSSIBLE POSPONEMENT
10-11 2100-0430 (INSTEAD OF 06-08 1800-2359),
08 10 12 15 17 : DAILY A SLOT POSSIBLE ROMEO OF 6HR.
PLUS :
07-14 : 2 SLOTS ON DAY OF 1H30 AND 1 SLOT AT NIGHT OF 1H30 IN THIS
PERIOD
15-18 : 2 SLOTS ON DAY OF 1H30 AND 1 SLOT AT NIGHT OF 1H30 IN THIS
PERIOD
- PARAGRAPH 'ENTRY CONDITIONS' FOR
ZRT BRIVE LOW AND HIGH, ZRT CANTAL AND ZRT SAINT-FLOUR LOW AND HIGH,
ADD :
...COMPULSORY AVOIDANCE EXCEPT FOR IFR GAT, GUARANTEED AFTER
COORDINATION WITH 'CDC LYON MONT VERDUN' OR 'CDC MONT DE MARSAN' VIA
DCC CONCERNED, FOR ACFT INBOUND/OUTBOUND AURILLAC AD (LFLW).
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: FL195
R2596/18
Q) LFXX/QRTXX/IV/BO/W/000/195/4503N00505E392
B) FROM: 18/10/06 00:00C) TO: 18/10/08 23:59
E) DUE TO GORGONE 2018 EXERCISE (SEE AIP/SUP197/18) FLW TEMPO
RESTRICTED AREA (ZRT) ARE NOT ACTIVATED ON OCTOBER 06TH, 07TH, 08TH
:
ZRT CHATEAUROUX
ZRT MONTLUCON
ZRT ANGOULEME BRAVO
ZRT BOURBOULE
ZRT CANTAL
ZRT BERGERAC
ZRT USSEL
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: FL195