[JYO] A special notice to pilots in the Washington, D.C., area

A special notice to pilots in the Washington, D.C., area 


==>  ATTENTION PILOTS <== 

GA BANNED FROM SKIES FOR STATE OF THE UNION  ADDRESS
AOPA is sending this message to urge pilots to exercise  extreme
caution when the State of the Union address gets under way  in
Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, January 23. President Bush's address
has  been declared a national security event, and the level of
security has  triggered temporary flight restrictions (TFRs).

The FAA has issued a  notam
( http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html#7/0381 ) prohibiting  all
Part 91 general aviation operations within the Washington, D.C.,  Air
Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) and Flight Restricted Zone  (FRZ)
from 8 p.m. local until 11 p.m. local on Tuesday. To provide  further
guidance to pilots, the FAA also issued a flight advisory [download  
( http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/media/state_union_advisory.pdf  )].

During the ban, notams are suspended regarding pattern work  and
ingress/egress procedures at airports within the ADIZ. The  only
exception is for IFR aircraft landing or departing Washington  Dulles
International (IAD) and Baltimore/Washington International  Thurgood
Marshall (BWI) airports.

Because TFR airspace frequently  changes, AOPA strongly encourages
pilots to obtain a briefing and CHECK  NOTAMS before every flight.
TFR violators will be intercepted and forced to  land.

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