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Sat, May 17, 2003

EAA Complains To TSA About Presidential TFRs

Pilots: Stop The Spread Of No-Fly Zones

EAA's lobbiest in Washington Friday issued an official complaint with the TSA about the increased proliferation of temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) that surround President Bush as he travels throughout the country. The EAA says such TFRs place a growing hardship on general aviation pilots, who increasingly face a confusing array of temporary no-fly-zones.

For instance, flight restrictions were issued when the President visited several American cities earlier this month, stumping for his tax cut plan. According to the EAA, many of the TFRs didn't even give pilot's adequate notice before they were in place. With President Bush making his 2004 re-election bid official Friday, prospects loom large for even more TFRs popping up as he - and other candidates - hit the campaign trail. Can you imagine what it will be like with nine or ten Democrats all demanding equal protection from the US government?

Closed: Huge Hunks Of Sky

"General aviation was repeatedly shut out of large blocks of airspace all over the country this week," said EAA Vice President of Government Relations-Washington Office Doug Macnair, who lodged the TSA complaint. "In the absence of particular, credible threats, this is simply unacceptable. As we go into the campaign season we cannot continue to have weeks like this."

EAA specifically requested that its concerns be forwarded to the inter-agency airspace working group for response. Underscoring EAA's concerns, Friday afternoon the FAA released a NOTAM indicating that the restricted airspace around Camp David would once again be expanded to 10 nautical miles. The NOTAM was released just hours before the restrictions went into effect. EAA has repeatedly argued to the FAA, TSA and Secret Service that adequate notice amounting to days not hours must be given if these agencies expect compliance with pop-up presidential TFRs.

FMI: www.eaa.org

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