[JYO] CAMP DAVID TFR TO EXPAND THIS WEEK

 CAMP DAVID TFR TO EXPAND THIS WEEK 
Pilots flying in the Mid-Atlantic area are cautioned that the 
temporary flight restriction (TFR) area centered on Prohibited Area 
P-40, the presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland, will grow 
larger this week. The TFR will extend to a 10-nm radius below 18,000 
feet beginning at 2:50 p.m. local Thursday, September 18, and 
continuing through 4 p.m. local on Sunday, September 21. 

During that time, the notam prohibits practice instrument approaches 
within the TFR. All operations (except military, law enforcement, and 
air ambulance) are prohibited within 5 nm below 12,500 feet. Between 
5 nm and 10 nm, aircraft must be on an active IFR or VFR flight plan 
with a discrete transponder code assigned by air traffic control and 
must maintain radio contact with ATC. All such flights must be for 
ingress, egress, or transit only. No flight training, aerobatic, 
glider, parachute, hang gliding, ultralight, aerial application, or 
animal control operations are permitted. Also, all aircraft departing 
from private airports are required be on a heading away from the 
center of P-40. See the notam and a graphic 
( http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html#3/9088 ). 

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

The AOPA Air Safety Foundation has prepared a handy card that provides 
the intercept procedures that could save your life, since military 
pilots have shoot-down authority. Download the card from AOPA Online 
( http://download.aopa.org/epilot/2003/intercept.pdf ), learn the 
information carried on it, and carry it with you when you fly. ASF also 
has an online course for navigating in today's complex airspace 
environment called "Know Before You Go" 
( http://www.aopa.org/asf/know_before/ ).

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