I got the same notice
and cannot help but wonder who is behind this method of protecting the
president. I would think painting a big red circle around the area where
the president will be and publishing if to the world might not be the smartest
thing to do.
From: Lancair Mailing
List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill
Kennedy
AOPA member
services sent an update on a TFR affecting my home airfield. It included a
link to TFR operations, content as follows:
Requirements for flight
in the outer area:
- Limited to
arriving or departing local airfields
- *Transit
operations may be authorized
- Must be on
active VFR or IFR flight plan
- Squawk discrete
code obtained from ATC
- Two-way
communication with ATC
- No loitering
Operations not
authorized:
- Flight
training
- Practice
instrument approaches
- Aerobatic
flight
- Glider
- Parachute
- Ultralight
- Hang
gliding
- Balloon
- Agriculture/crop
dusting
- Animal
population control
- Banner
towing
- Model
aircraft
- Model
rocketry
- Unmanned aerial
systems
My conclusion:
It'd be pretty easy to comply with these rules if I really needed to fly
today.