[JYO] avoid nuclear power plants, dams, industrial complexes

Pilots asked to avoid nuclear power plants, dams, industrial complexes
Pipeline patrols now permitted in most areas

— The FAA has issued a notam advising pilots to steer 
clear of the airspace near "nuclear power plants, power plants, dams, 
refineries, industrial complexes, and other similar facilities." In the 
interest of national security, pilots are requested to not circle or loiter 
in the vicinity of such facilities.

Another notam now authorizes pipeline and powerline operators to conduct both 
VFR and IFR operations everywhere except in the New York and Washington, D.C. 
TFR (temporary flight restriction) areas, in the enhanced Boston Class B 
airspace, and over sporting event-open air assemblies. A discrete transponder 
code issued by ATC is required.

Finally, production testing of aircraft weighing less than 95,000 pounds, 
including those with a foreign registry, is now authorized with some 
restrictions (see notam).

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FDC 1/0530 FDC SPECIAL NOTICE.... IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY, AND 
TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THE AIRSPACE ABOVE, OR 
IN PROXIMITY TO, SITES SUCH AS NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, POWER PLANTS, DAMS, 
REFINERIES, INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES, AND OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES. PILOT SHOULD 
NOT CIRCLE AS TO LOITER IN THE VICINITY OF SUCH FACILITIES.

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