Desert Rat
Well Known Member
Political VIP TFR's used to be 3nm radius and 3000' AGL.
After that kid took a shot at candidate trump from 150 yards away, our crackerjack secret service decided that it makes perfect sense to increase that to 5 miles and 5,000'.
The Blue Angels are going to be in Wichita for an airshow this weekend and we've got a TRF from 1300-1700 for 3 days that has a 7 mile radius and goes up to 17,000'. It will effectively lock down 3 airports, including flight test at the Beechcraft factory. (I find it ironic that all the T6 Texan II military trainers come out of the Beech factory and go through initial flight test off of that runway, but now we're shutting it down because of a military airshow).
A quick glance at sky vector shows upcoming TFR's in other parts of the country that vary from 3 mile 3,000' stadium TFRs to 30 mile 18,000' whoppers around political activities. There doesn't seem to be much logic to their dimensions.
I strongly encourage everyone to check for TFR's, even for a local flight out of some backwater airport where nothing ever happens. Especially between now and the election.
Rant over.
After that kid took a shot at candidate trump from 150 yards away, our crackerjack secret service decided that it makes perfect sense to increase that to 5 miles and 5,000'.
The Blue Angels are going to be in Wichita for an airshow this weekend and we've got a TRF from 1300-1700 for 3 days that has a 7 mile radius and goes up to 17,000'. It will effectively lock down 3 airports, including flight test at the Beechcraft factory. (I find it ironic that all the T6 Texan II military trainers come out of the Beech factory and go through initial flight test off of that runway, but now we're shutting it down because of a military airshow).
A quick glance at sky vector shows upcoming TFR's in other parts of the country that vary from 3 mile 3,000' stadium TFRs to 30 mile 18,000' whoppers around political activities. There doesn't seem to be much logic to their dimensions.
I strongly encourage everyone to check for TFR's, even for a local flight out of some backwater airport where nothing ever happens. Especially between now and the election.
Rant over.