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The fact that FDC NOTAMS are not part of a standard briefing, and that
one has to ask a briefer for them, is an extremely important aspect of
instrument flying, and should be hammered into every sudent's head by
his instructor.

I too learned this the hard way, many years ago.. It should not have
been so. It is as basic as minimums on an approach, and very close to
being as important. Arriving at a destination and discovering that an
expected procedure is not authorized is more than inconvenient, it can
be a safety factor.

But instructors get so caught up in stupid stuff like making sure
their students can fly exactly one minute inbound legs in a holding
pattern, they often forget to mention the important things like FDC
notams..

and its a pretty important aspect to remember for the checkride too.