Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"It’s been five years since this ‘temporary’ flight restriction was imposed and local pilots have learned to just deal with it. But it’s been long enough that pilots from outside the region flying through the Mid-Atlantic may need a not-so-subtle reminder."

Source: AOPA President Phil Boyer. Ever since federal security officials imposed an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) around the Washington, DC area in March 2003, general aviation pilots have been getting better and better about not making mistakes and operating as required in the ADIZ and its inner "no-fly" Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ). However, two high-profile incursions into the FRZ during a recent one-week period raised security concerns and prompted a renewed pilot education campaign by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

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