Lobbying From AOPA, EAA, Others, Pays Off

In response to recommendations from AOPA, EAA, and other organizations, the Transportation Security Administration and FAA have agreed to reinstate expedited ingress and egress procedures from several airports around the fringes of the Washington ADIZ on a long-term basis. The TSA and FAA were urged to move forward in implementing those procedures on a permanent basis when the national threat level was lowered from orange to yellow on January 9, rather than undertake another study.

A 60-day test program, started on November 1, was nearly complete when the increase in the national terror threat level on December 21 prompted the government to discontinue the test procedures in the name of security around the national capital region. All indications at that time were that the test procedures were working well when the test was prematurely halted.

Ingress-egress procedures are restored for Maryland's Bay Bridge (W29) and Kentmorr (3W3). Egress only procedures are restored for 12 other facilities: Virginia's Airlie (2VA9); Harris (VA97); Meadows (3VA1); and Upperville (2VG2), and Maryland's Albrecht (MD48); Martin (MD90); Martin State (MTN); Mylander (MD92); Stewart (MD64); St. John (4MD9); Tilghman Whipp (7MD9); and Wolf (1W5).

Pilots using Bay Bridge and Kentmorr are allowed ingress and egress privileges without being required to file a flight plan, provided they comply with the specific provisions outlined in FDC notice to airmen (NOTAM) 3/0347. Pilots will be required to monitor the CTAF frequency until leaving traffic pattern altitude, then monitor the appropriate Potomac TRACON frequency until clear of the ADIZ. Bay Bridge arrivals/departures must squawk code 1227, while Kentmorr operations must squawk 1233. Those unable to comply with the test procedures will be required to operate under those procedures outlined in the ADIZ requirements.

Pilots at the 12 other facilities can depart without filing a flight plan but will need to abide by the ADIZ requirements on arrival. Aircraft are required to squawk 1205 to indicate their intent to depart via the new egress procedures described in FDC NOTAM 3/0357.

Aviation constituency groups continue their dialogue with the TSA, FAA, and US Customs (who are partially responsible for airspace security monitoring and interdiction in the National Capital Region) to seek additional relief for pilots operating in the vicinity of the nation's capital.

PART 1 OF 2 SPECIAL NOTICE ... INGRESS/EGRESS PROCEDURES FOR BAY BRIDGE (W29) AND KENTMORR (3W3) AIRPORTS IN MARYLAND. EFFECTIVE 0401240501 UTC (JANUARY 24, 2004, AT 0001 LOCAL). PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 99.7, SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS, AND SECTION 91.139, EMERGENCY AIR TRAFFIC RULES, THIS NOTICE AMENDS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT IN THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE (DC ADIZ), AS DESCRIBED IN FDC NOTAM 3/2126, FOR AIRCRAFT INGRESS AND EGRESS OPERATIONS AT W29 AND 3W3 ONLY. A. BAY BRIDGE/KENTMORR AIRPORTS INGRESS/EGRESS PROCEDURES AREA. THE PROCEDURES AREA CONSISTS OF THAT AIRSPACE BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY A LINE 3 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF U.S. ROUTE 50, IN MARYLAND, AND BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY A LINE 5 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF U.S. ROUTE 50, AND BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE DC ADIZ, AND ON THE WEST BY A LINE DRAWN FROM THE WESTERN MOST PART OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE SOUTHWARD TOWARD KENT FORT MANOR AIRPORT (7MD8). THE PROCEDURES AREA IS FURTHER DEFINED BY THE FOLLOWING POINTS: BEGINNING AT 390325N/0762224W, TO 390049N/0761102W, TO 385246N/0761320W, TO 385411N/0762250W, TO 390102N/0762436W, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. B. INGRESS/EGRESS PROCEDURES. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES APPLY FOR END PART 1 OF 2 WIE UNTIL UFN PART 2 OF 2 SPECIAL NOTICE ... INGRESS/EGRESS TO W29 AND 3W3: 1. PILOTS SHALL REMAIN BELOW THE FLOOR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE (3,500 OR 4,500 FEET MSL, AS APPROPRIATE). 2. PILOTS SHALL REMAIN WITHIN THE AREA DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH A, ABOVE, PROCEEDING NO FURTHER WEST THAN THE WESTERN MOST POINT OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE. 3. ARRIVING AIRCRAFT SHALL FLY THE SHORTEST ROUTE FROM THE EASTERN ADIZ BOUNDARY TO W29 OR 3W3. 4. DEPARTING AIRCRAFT SHALL FLY THE SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT ROUTE FROM W29 OR 3W3 TO THE EASTERN ADIZ BOUNDARY. C. IF THE PLANNED FLIGHT WILL NOT CONFORM TO THE ABOVE PRO- CEDURES, PILOTS SHALL FOLLOW THE STANDARD DC ADIZ PROCEDURES IN FDC NOTAM 3/2126. D. PILOTS ARRIVING/DEPARTING 3W3 SHALL SQUAWK CODE 1233. E. PILOTS ARRIVING/DEPARTING W29 SHALL SQUAWK CODE 1227. END PART 2 OF 2 WIE UNTIL UFN

PART 1 OF 3 SPECIAL NOTICE. ADIZ EGRESS PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN AIRPORTS WITHIN THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE (DC ADIZ). EFFECTIVE 0401240501 UTC (JANAURY 24 AT 0001 LOCAL). PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 99.7, SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS, AND 91.139, EMERGENCY AIR TRAFFIC RULES, THIS NOTICE AMENDS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT IN THE DC ADIZ, AS DESCRIBED IN FDC NOTAM 3/2126, THESE PROCEDURES ALLOW DEPARTING AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE DC ADIZ VIA THE SHORTEST ROUTE WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH THE NORMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT WITHIN THE DC ADIZ. A. THIS APPLIES ONLY TO THE FOLLOWING AIRPORTS: 1. AIRLIE /2VA9/ VA (DCA 270R/35NM) 2. ALBRECHT /MD48/ MD (DCA 043R/44NM) 3. HARRIS /VA97/ VA (DCA 284R/40NM) 4. MARTIN /MD90/ MD (DCA 101R/36NM) 5. MARTIN STATE /MTN/ MD (DCA 054R/40NM) 6. MEADOWS /3VA1/ VA (DCA 272R/36NM) 7. MYLANDER /MD92/ MD (DCA 083R/34NM) END PART 1 OF 3 WIE UNTIL UFN

PART 2 OF 3 SPECIAL NOTICE. 8. STEWART /MD64/ MD (DCA 101R/35NM) 9. ST. JOHN /4MD9/ (DCA 026R/39NM) 10. TILGHMAN WHIPP /7MD9/ MD (DCA 111R/34NM) 11. UPPERVILLE /2VG2/ VA (DCA 288R/39NM) 12. WOLF /1W5/ MD (DCA 017R/33NM) B. THE FOLLOWING EGRESS PROCEDURES APPLY: 1. PILOTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. 2. AIRCRAFT SHALL SQUAWK CODE 1205 INDICATING THEIR INTENT TO DEPART VIA THE FRINGE AIRPORT PROCEDURES. 3. PILOTS SHALL MONITOR CTAF FREQUENCY UNTIL LEAVING TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE, THEN MONITOR THE APPROPRIATE POTOMAC TRACON FREQUENCY UNTIL CLEAR THE DC ADIZ. 4. PILOTS SHALL EXIT THE ADIZ VIA THE SHORTEST ROUTE BEFORE PROCEDING ON COURSE. 5. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO COMMUNICATE WITH POTOMAC TRACON UNLESS REQUESTED BY ATC. 6. THESE PROCEDURES APPLY ONLY TO AIRCRAFT EXITING THE DC ADIZ AFTER DEPARTURE. END PART 2 OF 3 WIE UNTIL UFN

PART 3 OF 3 SPECIAL NOTICE. 7. PILOTS ARRIVING AT ONE OF THE ABOVE AIRPORTS, OR TRANSITING THE ADIZ, SHALL COMPLY WITH EXISTING DC ADIZ PROCEDURES IN FDC NOTAM 3/2126 (I.E., FILE A FLIGHT PLAN, ESTABLISH TWO- WAY COMMUNICATIONS WITH ATC, AND SQUAWK A DISCRETE BEACON CODE). C. PILOTS ARE ADVISED THAT ANY DEVIATION FROM THE ABOVE PROCEDURES WILL TRIGGER A RESPONSE BY THE MILITARY. END PART 3 OF 3 WIE UNTIL UFN

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