As we warned you...

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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