[JYO] Code orange means "ADIZ creep" for New York and Washington, D.C.

Code orange means "ADIZ creep" for New York and Washington, D.C.
New airspace restrictions protect nation's capital, New York, and Mickey's 
homes

Update: Mar. 18 — Shortly after President Bush told the nation that war with 
Iraq is most likely, the Homeland Security Department raised the terrorist 
threat level to orange, or "high risk." And with that, the FAA and 
Transportation Security Administration have imposed new airspace restrictions 
over the <A HREF="http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html#3/2127";>New York 
City</A> and <A 
HREF="http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html#3/2126";>Washington, D.C.</A>, 
areas, along with <A 
HREF="http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html#3/2123";>Disneyland</A> and 
<A HREF="http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html#3/2122";>Disney World</A>. 
Notams implementing the restrictions became effective today at 
3 p.m."

While AOPA and general aviation pilots are more than willing to do what's 
necessary to protect the nation from credible security threats, we're very 
concerned about 'ADIZ creep' and the operational problems they bring," said 
AOPA President Phil Boyer. "An ADIZ can severely disrupt general aviation 
operations, affecting the businesses and transportation needs of thousands of 
people. Let's make sure the security threat is real and significant before 
once again shackling the lives and livelihoods of American citizens."

New York gets an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) within the Mode C 
veil (30-nm radius of Kennedy, Newark, and La Guardia airports), requiring 
pilots to file flight plans and "squawk and talk."

In California and Florida, pilots must avoid the areas within 3 nm and 3,000 
feet of the Disneyland and Disney World theme parks.

And in the Washington, D.C., area, the flight plan requirement has been 
reinstated for operations within the Washington ADIZ, while approved, 
based-pilots flying to the "DC-3" airports (Hyde Field, Potomac, and College 
Park airports) must once again <A 
HREF="http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html#3/2124";>clear security</A> at a 
gateway airport, this time 
Tipton Airport (FME).

Boyer noted the possibility of ADIZ-like restrictions being applied to other 
cities, citing both information from government sources and a Department of 
Homeland Security press release on Operation Liberty Shield, which states 
that "new temporary flight restrictions have been put into place over certain 
U.S. cities, including Washington D.C. and New York City. The FAA will 
continue to closely monitor air traffic in these and other key areas."

"ADIZs are uncharted territory for both pilots and FAA," said Boyer. "As the 
Washington ADIZ has demonstrated, FAA doesn't have the resources to 
adequately handle the additional load placed on the system. And pilots have a 
difficult time complying with rules and procedures that are made up and then 
changed on the fly."

For both New York and Washington, the ADIZ extends from the surface to 18,000 
feet agl. In order to operate within either ADIZ, pilots must file a flight 
plan (IFR or VFR), obtain a discrete transponder code, and be in 
communications with air traffic control. Pilots must continue to squawk that 
discrete code until clear of the ADIZ or until the wheels touch the runway.

The New York ADIZ will affect 27 public-use facilities (<A 
HREF="http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2003/03-1-128x.html#airports";>see 
list</A>), including 
Essex County (CDW), Central Jersey Regional (47N), Republic (FRG), 
Westchester County (HPN), and Morristown (MMU). AOPA has compiled a list of 
contact telephone numbers and radio frequencies for pilots to obtain their 
clearances (if required) and discrete transponder codes for ADIZ operations.

AOPA has also created a <A 
HREF="http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2003/031403_check.html";>checklist 
for ADIZ operations</A>.Pilots are encouraged 
to e-mail reports of any difficulties operating within the New York ADIZ to <A 
HREF="mailto:newyorkadiz@xxxxxxxx";>
NewYorkADIZ@xxxxxxxx</A> and the Washington ADIZ to <A 
HREF="mailto:washingtonadiz@xxxxxxxx";>WashingtonADIZ@xxxxxxxx</A>.

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