[JYO] 9/11/02 Plans are still uncertain...

from AOPA...

9/11 TFR plans uncertain

Aug. 29 — Thursday afternoon government officials were hotly debating the 
scope of temporary flight restriction (TFR) areas around Washington, D.C.; 
New York City; and Somerset, Pennsylvania — scenes of the September 11, 2001, 
terrorist attacks. Proposals announced earlier this week may change.

On Tuesday, FAA told AOPA that it was going to impose TFRs around the sites 
of the September 11 attacks. The TFRs would be active around the times of 
scheduled observances on the anniversary of the attacks. Each TFR would 
extend for 30 nm from each site and extend from the surface to 18,000 feet. 
The TFRs would prohibit general aviation (Part 91) flights, charter (Part 
135) flights, and foreign air carrier operations. Another TFR would prohibit 
general aviation aircraft weighing less than 12,500 pounds from flying within 
30 nm of New York City for three days, September 11-13.

AOPA went to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), questioning 
why small GA aircraft were being singled out in the absence of any specific 
security threat. AOPA suggested procedures that would allow GA aircraft to 
fly in the New York area while satisfying the security agencies' concerns.

"We don't want a repeat of the post-September 11 situation last year when 
smaller aircraft were unfairly singled out for restrictions," said AOPA 
President Phil Boyer. "We have supplied information to TSA supporting our 
request."

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