Mon, Aug 04, 2003
Side Trips This Month Will Cause Even More
On President Bush is now at his ranch in Crawford (TX) for his
annual summer break from Washington (DC). During his stay there,
he'll make at least four trips to other areas, which will mean
temporary flight restrictions in each place.
On August 11, he'll attend a fundraiser in Denver. On August 14,
he'll address troops in Miramar (CA), and then attend an event in
San Diego. He'll overnight in California, holding a fundraiser in
Orange County and touring a national recreation area on August 15.
Later in the month, he'll tour a national forest in Oregon, and
attend fundraisers in Portland (OR) and in Bellevue (WA). On August
26, Bush will visit Minneapolis and St. Louis. In addition, he will
attend an event for major Republican donors at a "nearby" ranch.
Depending on how close that ranch is to the President's ranch,
pilots may expect the Crawford TFR to move.
This Really Raises The Temperature In Frederick (MD)
AOPA has been
aggressively searching public and unclassified sources for
information about the president's travels. The association has been
forced to make the extra effort to give pilots timely notice of
anticipated presidential movement TFRs, because the FAA has
consistently failed to do so.
"With just the internet and a little bit of searching, AOPA was
able to determine where the president's going to be several weeks
to a month from now, and give pilots an early heads up," said AOPA
President Phil Boyer. "As I said in a letter to FAA Administrator
Marion Blakey, we do not understand why, when this information is
easily available, the FAA can't get notams out until 12 hours or
less before the TFR goes into effect."
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