CAMP DAVID TFR TO EXPAND THIS WEEKEND
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 weekend. The TFR will extend to a 10-nm radius below 18,000
feet beginning at 3:30 p.m. local tomorrow, November 14, and
continuing through 4 p.m. local on Sunday, November 16.
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#3/0951
).
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.
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 called "Know Before You Go"
( http://www.aopa.org/asf/know_before/
).
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