[JYO] Mandatory ADIZ Education (Learn, Or Else)...

Several bills have been tabled in recent weeks calling for fines (ranging  
into six figures and certificate suspensions as long as seven years) for anyone 
 
busting the various restricted areas around D.C. FAA Administrator, Marion  
Blakey told AVweb she understands the concern of lawmakers who've been  
evacuated twice in recent months because pilots ignorant of the rules (or their 
 
location) have flown into the restricted areas. Blakey said even the majority 
of  
congressmen understand that all incursions to date have been errors. "Congress 
 has taken a very reasonable approach," she said. However, the current 
situation  can't go on and she said training is the answer. So ... the FAA 
intends 
to issue  a new rule within 30 days that would require all pilots who fly 
within 100 miles  of D.C. to pass an FAA training course about the restricted 
airspace. The  uneducated should expect consequences. "We are willing to get 
people's attention  [with] stepped up civil penalties," Blakey said. "Education 
is 
at the heart of  it." But if errant pilots don't learn their lessons that way, 
the FAA is  apparently willing to encourage them. "I'm sorry it's come to 
this," Blakey  said, but added that FAA will make it as painless as possible -- 
referring to  the mandatory training. Pilots can complete an FAA or AOPA safety 
seminar or  take an online course to get their certification.
 
 
_http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/444-full.html#190267_ 
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