They Keep Popping Up When You Least Expect Them!
By Richard I. Ward, President, Twin Bonanza Association
While filing an IFR flight plan for a fairly distant trip from
my home base in Three Rivers (MI) in T-Bone N800EX, the Lansing FSS
fellow asked me if I had checked on the current Temporary Flight
Restricted areas (TFRs) on my route. My response was (I wonder what
yours would be) "No! I never do that as long as I'm on an IFR
flight plan, nor do I file around restricted areas when filing a
direct to clearance." His following comeback was emphatic "Having
you avoid these areas is in no way the legal responsibility of Air
Traffic Control, and it is your complete responsibility."