I am curious how many of you routinely consult the AF/D prior to every
IFR flight. The reason is, a well known FAA inspector at a recent
safety seminar commented that those little green books were not of
much use anymore, and that most pilots simply don't use them. I was
surprised, because I've been in several occasions where certain
important NOTAMs were no longer available once they were printed in
the next AF/D publication cycle.

For example, the NDB 19 approach at CYO has a current approach chart.
There are no NOTAMs against it. But the NDB is no longer functioning.
It has been decommisioned. I don't know of any way a pilot could get
this information without a current AF/D.