Capflyer
Well Known Member
Just recieved this from AOPA. In our heads many of us that fly here knew this was coming but the reality was not something our hearts wanted to believe. What makes this even worse than our situation here is that a precedent has now been set that they can do this anywhere without any cause other than someones personal opinion. I worry who/where is next.
On a positive note, my buddy and I enjoy getting the ADIZ controllers concerned as we fly formation in and out while they have the security folks looking over their shoulders.
D.C. ADIZ becomes federal regulation
The FAA has announced that the new Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) will go into effect in February. The SFRA replaces the D.C. ADIZ and will be published under 14 CFR Part 93.
The government issued the rule despite overwhelming opposition from general aviation pilots. More than 22,000 pilots wrote to the FAA opposing the rule.
?It?s extremely disappointing that the ADIZ?something that was hastily implemented as a temporary measure?has become federal regulation,? said Andy Cebula, AOPA executive vice president of government affairs. ?We never gave up trying to eliminate the ADIZ, working with security officials, members of Congress, the White House, and the FAA.?
Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area
Size: 30-nautical-mile radius, extending from the surface up to 18,000 feet msl
Location: Centered on the DCA VORTAC
The ADIZ notam will go away, but pilots flying through the area will need to comply with the same rules as they have for years. See AOPA?s ADIZ Operations Checklist. Incorporating current policy, anyone who willfully violates the SFRA will be subject to criminal penalties.
Special procedures at Leesburg Executive Airport in Leesburg, Va., are not included in the rule and will continue to be controlled by notam.
As mandated earlier by the FAA, pilots who will be flying in or within 60 miles of the SFRA must complete the agency?s online course, Navigating the New DC ADIZ, by Feb. 9.
?Operationally, nothing changes for pilots,? Cebula said. ?But issuing an ADIZ final rule is a concern because a temporary flight restriction was imposed, without consulting airspace users, and later made ?permanent? with no documented justification.?
For more information, see AOPA Online.
On a positive note, my buddy and I enjoy getting the ADIZ controllers concerned as we fly formation in and out while they have the security folks looking over their shoulders.
D.C. ADIZ becomes federal regulation
The FAA has announced that the new Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) will go into effect in February. The SFRA replaces the D.C. ADIZ and will be published under 14 CFR Part 93.
The government issued the rule despite overwhelming opposition from general aviation pilots. More than 22,000 pilots wrote to the FAA opposing the rule.
?It?s extremely disappointing that the ADIZ?something that was hastily implemented as a temporary measure?has become federal regulation,? said Andy Cebula, AOPA executive vice president of government affairs. ?We never gave up trying to eliminate the ADIZ, working with security officials, members of Congress, the White House, and the FAA.?
Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area
Size: 30-nautical-mile radius, extending from the surface up to 18,000 feet msl
Location: Centered on the DCA VORTAC
The ADIZ notam will go away, but pilots flying through the area will need to comply with the same rules as they have for years. See AOPA?s ADIZ Operations Checklist. Incorporating current policy, anyone who willfully violates the SFRA will be subject to criminal penalties.
Special procedures at Leesburg Executive Airport in Leesburg, Va., are not included in the rule and will continue to be controlled by notam.
As mandated earlier by the FAA, pilots who will be flying in or within 60 miles of the SFRA must complete the agency?s online course, Navigating the New DC ADIZ, by Feb. 9.
?Operationally, nothing changes for pilots,? Cebula said. ?But issuing an ADIZ final rule is a concern because a temporary flight restriction was imposed, without consulting airspace users, and later made ?permanent? with no documented justification.?
For more information, see AOPA Online.