The tireless and dedicated manager of one of this nation's most endangered airports has disclosed the restrictions that have been placed on operations (again) at College park--the oldest continuously operated airport in America (until it's finally driven out of business...).

Lee Schiek (a helluva guy, folks, no kidding) has told ANN that CGS was notified at 1450 hrs Monday that, effective as of 1500 hrs on the same data (in other words, all of ten minutes notice...), "Condition Orange" is in-place at College Park, MD (CGS).

This means:

1. Airport hours of operation will be reduced to 8am-6pm daily. Inbound flights departing FME before 1800 hrs will be allowed to land.

2. TSA will have an on-site presence at CGS between those hours for the purpose of checking pilot credentials and inspecting aircraft prior to departure.

3. Inbound flights to CGS will be required to first land at Tipton-Ft. Meade Airport (FME) to be screened prior to landing at CGS.

4. These procedures will remain in effect UFN...

AS ALWAYS, Lee advises all pilots to CHECK CURRENT NOTAMS BEFORE FLIGHT OPERATIONS!!!

FDC NOTAM 3/2124

MD.. FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS. EFFECTIVE 0303182000 UTC (MARCH 18, 2003 AT 1500 LOCAL) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NO PERSON MAY OPERATE AN AIRCRAFT TO, FROM, OR BETWEEN THE COLLEGE PARK AIRPORT /CGS/, POTOMAC AIRFIELD /VKX/ OR WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE/ HYDE FIELD /W32/, EXCEPT UNDER THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS: A. IN ADDITION TO THE SECURITY PROVISIONS SPECIFIED IN SFAR 94, AND ALL OTHER CURRENT NOTAMS APPLICABLE TO THESE AIRPORTS AND THE WASH- INGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE AND THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA FIGHT RESTRICTED ZONE, ALL PERSONS MUST COMPLY WITH THESE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS. 1. AIRCRAFT MUST UNDERGO SECURITY INSPECTION BY A TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRPORTS ABOVE. 2. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR IN NUMBER 4 BELOW, AIRCRAFT MUST LAND AT AN IDENTIFIED GATEWAY AIRPORT FOR SECURITY INSPECTION PRIOR TO RETURNING TO THE AIRPORTS ABOVE. 3. UPON COMPLETION OF THE SECURITY INSPECTION AT THE GATEWAY AIR- PORT, AIRCRAFT MUST PROCEED DIRECTLY TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WITH NO INTERMEDIATE STOPS. 4. IF AN AIRCRAFT DEPARTS FROM ONE OF THE AIRPORTS ABOVE, RECEIVES FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND REMAINS IN CONTACT WITH AT C FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT, AND MAKES NO INTERMEDIATE STOPS, THE AIRCRAFT MAY RETURN TO THE AIRPORTS ABOVE WITHOUT FIRST LANDING AT AN IDENTIFIED GATEWAY AIRPORT. B. TIPTON AIRPORT /FME/, FORT MEADE (ODENTON), MD, IS THE IDENTIFIED GATEWAY AIRPORT. WIE UNTIL UFN

FMI: www.aajp.com/maryland/airports/college.htm, www.avialantic.com/collpark.html, www.tsa.gov