Sat, Mar 22, 2003
It sickens us to see that politics and selfish ambition have won
(again) over sense and reason... but that's the way of
the world we live in. Herein, the text of the Chicago TFR, the
latest battle in Richard Daley's senseless war against
aviation.
EAA PO'ed
EAA says they're extremely displeased with the
Bush Administration’s decision to give in to political
pressure in lieu of credible threat intelligence. “Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) officials had stated that they would not
introduce more widespread restrictions unless intelligence points
to a specific target or credible threat," EAA Executive Vice
President Bob Warner said. “Yet they are seemingly
caving in to Mayor Daley, who has a history of spurious
requests to severely restrict airspace above his city. We
call on the FAA and DHS to stick to their word; either produce the
specific, credible intelligence of a terrorist threat, or
cancel this TFR.”

3/2290 IL.. FLIGHT RESTRICTION CHICAGO, IL. EFFECTIVE 0303221700
UTC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 99.7, SPECIAL
SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS, EXCEPT FOR MEDEVAC, LAW ENFORCEMENT,
RESCUE/RECOVERY, EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS,
ALL VFR FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN AN AREA BEGINNING
ON THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE LINE (415232N/873658W OR THE CHICAGO
O'HARE /ORD/ VOR/DME 115.4 DEGREE RADIAL/14.6 DME), THEN WEST VIA
THE EISENHOWER EXPRESSWAY TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE DAN RYAN
EXPRESSWAY (415232N/873844W OR THE ORD 118 DEGREE RADIAL AT 13.4
DME) THEN NORTH VIA THE DAN RYAN/KENNEDY TO THE INTERSECTION OF
ASHLAND AVENUE (415454N/874004W OR ORD 110.2 DEGREE RADIAL AT 11.5
DME) THEN NORTH VIA ASHLAND TO THE INTERSECTION OF IRVING PARK ROAD
(415716N/874010W OR ORD 098.6 DEGREE RADIAL AT 10.7 DME) THEN EAST
VIA IRVING PARK TO LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE (415718/873828W OR ORD
097.4 DEGREE RADIAL AT 12 DME) THEN SOUTH VIA THE SHORELINE
EXCLUDING OLIVE PARK AND NAVY PIER TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AT AND
BELOW 3000 FEET AGL UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY ATC. JEFF ULLOM, (847)
608-5618, IS THE POINT OF CONTACT. ELGIN TRACON, (847) 304-9368, IS
THE FAA COORDINATION FACILITY. WIE UNTIL UFN
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