Airplanes that violated the air space over his home? In Kenya?
...it is a movement....
“Maj. Mike Humphreys declined to say specifically that the restricted area was being enforced for the president’s visit or how large the area is”
Well that’s stupid! If there going to have a no fly zone and keep in secret, of course there will be incursions...
Armed 152’s?
Who knew?
‘course I learned in a Tomahawk, so what would I know?
It’s probably just the paparazi’s trying to film the ‘American Idol’ president.
It’s normal to set up restricted spaces for air travel, and at sea for boats if there are naval exercises.
These areas are normally delineated on charts, and the warnings, of course, tell you what areas to stay out of.
But this article says: “Maj. Mike Humphreys declined to say specifically that the restricted area was being enforced for the president’s visit or how large the area is.”
WHAT? THERE’S A RESTRICTED AREA, BUT THEY REFUSE TO TELL YOU WHERE IT IS?
How . . . Nazi of them.
Must of looked like the ending of king kong
These Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) can suddenly go into effect with no prior notice, and heaven help any pilot who hasn’t gotten the word and inadvertently busts one. “Penalties” include using deadly force to stop the “intruder.”
And there aren’t convenient marks on the ground or roadsigns available to pilots who are also charged with seeing and avoiding airborne traffic while safely flying the aircraft. It’s really easy to not be completely precise in navigation while dealing with other airborne issues.
When Obama flew into the San Francisco Bay Area recently, the amount of airspace that was now off limits was huge - from Marin County airports to the north, all airports along the coast down to Gilroy, and east to Tracy. No flight training. No Ag work. No gliders. No skydiving. No banner towing. No aerial photography.
Anybody in the administration want to guess how this impacts small aviation companies already on the ropes from a terrible California economy?
All to raise funds for Babs and visit a solar panel company that’s already received half a billion in government funding.
Ptooie.
I don’t know why anyone would want to be in Obama’s airspace.
He was playing golf & got p!ssed when someone flew over while he was puttin’ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If the BarakBQue-in-Chief is planning on handling the tongs today for the grilled filets mignon with Caesar salad, I'm afraid everything is already being moved into the garage.
He should have commanded the storm to by-pass Chicago, by Jove!
Leni
So the fliers didn't know about a secret 'no fly' zone?
http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html
Please note that due to heightened security measures, AOPA is no longer able to post advance notice of Presidential/VIP movement TFRs until the information is released by the FAA.
* Chicago, Illinois—May 27-31
* Chicago, Illinois—May 28
* Chicago, Illinois—May 28
* Anapolis, Maryland—May 28
* New Orleans, Louisiana—May 28
* Southhapmton, New York—May 28-30
* Elwood, Illinois—May 31
* Until further notice: Greenville/Wilmington, Delaware
* Until further notice: Dallas, Texas
There were NOTAMS it wasn’t secret. Link has details on the no-fly zones.
Obama has about 6,000 square miles of airspace locked up around Chicago which is extreme.
the FAA is saying this.........
Airspace Definition:
Center: CHICAGO O’HARE VOR/DME(ORD) (Latitude: 41º59’16”N, Longitude: 87º54’18”W)
Radius: 10 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From May 31, 2010 at 2000 UTC (May 31, 2010 at 1500 CDT)
To May 31, 2010 at 2100 UTC (May 31, 2010 at 1600 CDT)
PARANOIA????
A lot of this is proforma for any POTUS but do I detect a note of nervousness with regards this particular one?
See Tagline.
3 Nation of Islam Flying Carpets Security detail forced to land after violating airspace over Arizona Governor Jan Brewer`s house.