Sat, May 17, 2003
Pilots: Stop The Spread Of No-Fly Zones
EAA's
lobbiest in Washington Friday issued an official complaint with the
TSA about the increased proliferation of temporary flight
restrictions (TFRs) that surround President Bush as he travels
throughout the country. The EAA says such TFRs place a growing
hardship on general aviation pilots, who increasingly face a
confusing array of temporary no-fly-zones.
For instance, flight restrictions were issued when the President
visited several American cities earlier this month, stumping for
his tax cut plan. According to the EAA, many of the TFRs didn't
even give pilot's adequate notice before they were in place. With
President Bush making his 2004 re-election bid official Friday,
prospects loom large for even more TFRs popping up as he - and
other candidates - hit the campaign trail. Can you imagine what it
will be like with nine or ten Democrats all demanding equal
protection from the US government?
Closed: Huge Hunks Of Sky
"General aviation was repeatedly shut out of large blocks of
airspace all over the country this week," said EAA Vice President
of Government Relations-Washington Office Doug Macnair, who lodged
the TSA complaint. "In the absence of particular, credible threats,
this is simply unacceptable. As we go into the campaign season we
cannot continue to have weeks like this."
EAA specifically requested that its concerns be forwarded to the
inter-agency airspace working group for response. Underscoring
EAA's concerns, Friday afternoon the FAA released a NOTAM
indicating that the restricted airspace around Camp David would
once again be expanded to 10 nautical miles. The NOTAM was released
just hours before the restrictions went into effect. EAA has
repeatedly argued to the FAA, TSA and Secret Service that adequate
notice amounting to days not hours must be given if these agencies
expect compliance with pop-up presidential TFRs.
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