Stunning Number Of TFR Violations Since 9/11
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Stunning Number Of TFR Violations Since 9/11
According to data obtained from the FAA by AOPA, there have been 6,658Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) violations between Sept. 11, 2001, andthe end of last month. Broken down even further, 1,632 of theseinfringements are presidential TFR busts and another 3,254 are due to"Washington, D.C. security-related" breaches, AOPA said. Some 2,672 of theWashington violations are related to pilots straying into the Air DefenseIdentification Zone (ADIZ) surrounding the nation's capital. The good newsis that Washington ADIZ busts are trending downward, an AOPA spokesman toldAVweb. Late last year, the FAA introduced a D.C. ADIZ training course, whichmight account for the decline in these violations. In July, the FAA issuedan NPRM mandating this training for entry to the D.C. ADIZ airspace, but theagency has not yet codified this requirement. The comment period for thisNPRM ended Sept. 5. Depending on individual circumstances, TFR violationscan result in anything from a warning letter to certificate suspension. Inmore serious TFR incursions, violators can be forced down by the militaryand dealt with on the ground by Secret Service agents.
Stunning Number Of TFR Violations Since 9/11
According to data obtained from the FAA by AOPA, there have been 6,658Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) violations between Sept. 11, 2001, andthe end of last month. Broken down even further, 1,632 of theseinfringements are presidential TFR busts and another 3,254 are due to"Washington, D.C. security-related" breaches, AOPA said. Some 2,672 of theWashington violations are related to pilots straying into the Air DefenseIdentification Zone (ADIZ) surrounding the nation's capital. The good newsis that Washington ADIZ busts are trending downward, an AOPA spokesman toldAVweb. Late last year, the FAA introduced a D.C. ADIZ training course, whichmight account for the decline in these violations. In July, the FAA issuedan NPRM mandating this training for entry to the D.C. ADIZ airspace, but theagency has not yet codified this requirement. The comment period for thisNPRM ended Sept. 5. Depending on individual circumstances, TFR violationscan result in anything from a warning letter to certificate suspension. Inmore serious TFR incursions, violators can be forced down by the militaryand dealt with on the ground by Secret Service agents.
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