[JYO] New notam frees some of the GA 41,000

New notam frees some of the GA 41,000

10/13/2001 11:39:44 PM ET — FAA tonight issued a <A 
HREF="http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2001/010915tfr.html";>notam 
permitting VFR 
operations in 15 of 30 enhanced Class B areas</A>. The notam is less 
restrictive 
than originally thought, and permits VFR operations subject to the following 
conditions: 

Aircraft flying inside ECB airspace must have an operating transponder and 
squawk VFR code (1200). 
Aircraft without a transponder must obtain a waiver for each flight from the 
air traffic control facility responsible for the ECB airspace. 
Aircraft must monitor the “guard” frequency of 121.5 MHz (if equipped) 
while 
flying within ECB airspace. 

The notam will become effective at 7 a.m. ET on Monday, October 15, for: 

Houston, Texas 
Kansas City, Missouri 
Memphis, Tennessee 
New Orleans, Louisiana 
St. Louis, Missouri 

On Tuesday, October 16, the following ECB airspaces will be opened at 7 a.m. 
ET: 

Cleveland, Ohio 
Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas 
Honolulu, Hawaii 
Minneapolis, Minnesota 
Phoenix, Arizona 

And on Wednesday, October 17, the following airspace will be opened to VFR 
operations: 

Charlotte, North Carolina 
Cincinnati, Ohio – Covington, Kentucky 
Salt Lake City, Utah 
Seattle, Washington 
Tampa, Florida 

The notam will also ask pilots to operate their aircraft in a “normal” 
manner, avoiding circling or loitering. (See “<A 
HREF="http://38.200.9.137/index.html#sabotage";>Don’t sabotage efforts to 
restore VFR flight.</A>”) 

Pilots must check the latest notams and verify airspace status prior to 
flight. 

FAA continues to prohibit news and traffic reporting flights, sightseeing 
operations, banner-towing and airship/blimp operations inside enhanced Class 
B airspace. AOPA is continuing to push for the restoration of these flight 
operations. 

Planning continues to restore VFR flight operations in the remaining ECBs, 
but there is no fixed timeline for when these areas will be opened up. AOPA 
will maintain its efforts at all levels to reopen all airspace to normal 
operations.

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