When planning CAP missions, you must proactively review NOTAMs and notices that could affect flight safety or compliance, and adapt the mission plan accordingly. NOTAMs alert you to temporary changes in airspace, navigation aids, runways, or other operational conditions that could create hazards or restrict operations. By checking these notices early and updating routes, altitudes, timing, or even canceling or delaying the mission, you reduce risk to crew and aircraft and stay within regulatory requirements. Why this approach fits best: ignoring NOTAMs can place the mission in restricted or unsafe airspace, or force you into unsafe flight profiles. Merely notifying authorities without changing plans doesn’t address the risk orRestrictions revealed by the notices, and reviewing NOTAMs only after the mission is completed offers no safety benefit and can expose everyone to avoidable danger. To apply this effectively, incorporate NOTAM review into the planning process, identify any notices that affect the planned route or timing, and make necessary adjustments or contingencies before launch. Ensure the crew is informed of any changes and that any deviations are properly documented and coordinated with the appropriate authorities.