[JYO] GA BANNED FROM SKIES FOR STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

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 Wednesday, February 2.  President Bush's address
has been declared a national security event, and the  level of security
has triggered temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) similar  to those of
his inauguration in January. 

The FAA has issued a  notam
( http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html#5/0809 ) prohibiting all  VFR
general aviation flight within the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan  Air
Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on  Wednesday.
To provide further guidance to pilots, the FAA also issued a  flight
advisory [download
(  http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2005/050128advisory.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 and  Baltimore-Washington International 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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