[JYO] TFR EXPECTED OVER PHILADELPHIA ON MONDAY

TFR EXPECTED OVER PHILADELPHIA ON MONDAY
AOPA is sending this message to advise pilots in and near Philadelphia
that the FAA will likely issue a notam restricting flight in the area
for President Bush's visit there on Monday, September 15.

Bush is scheduled to speak at 6:40 p.m. local Monday at the Drexelbrook
banquet facility in Drexel Hill. Based on previous presidential travel,
AOPA anticipates the notam to establish a 30-nautical-mile-radius
temporary flight restriction (TFR) limiting general aviation flight.
Because the FAA has been late in issuing the presidential movement notams,
AOPA wants to give pilots as much advance warning as possible. The notam
had not been issued as of 4 p.m. Eastern time Friday. In addition, AOPA
continues to express concern about the large size of the TFRs. AOPA will
post the notam on AOPA Online 
( http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html ) as soon as possible after
it is issued. 

Because TFR airspace frequently changes, AOPA strongly encourages
pilots to obtain a briefing and CHECK NOTAMS before every flight.
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 for navigating in today's complex airspace
environment called "Know Before You Go"
( http://www.aopa.org/asf/know_before/ ).

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