[Scan-DC] Cambridge, Md - Pending TFR

[Paul L]

AOPA ePilot      Special Airspace Bulletin         January 24, 2007
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A special notice to pilots in the southeastern Maryland area


==> ATTENTION PILOTS <==

FAA TO ESTABLISH TFR OVER CAMBRIDGE ON FRIDAY
AOPA is sending this message to advise pilots in and near Cambridge,
Maryland, that the FAA is expected to issue a notam restricting flight
in the area during President Bush's planned visit on Friday,
January 26.

Based on information from the FAA, the president is scheduled to be
in the Cambridge area sometime on Friday. AOPA anticipates that
the notam will establish a large temporary flight restriction (TFR)
limiting general aviation flight. Typically, these presidential
travel-related TFRs are 60 nautical miles in diameter (30-nm radius)
and contain one or more smaller general aviation no-fly zones. AOPA
will post the notam on AOPA Online
( http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html ) as soon as possible after
it is issued. A graphical depiction will also be available.

Because TFR airspace frequently changes, AOPA strongly encourages
pilots to obtain a briefing and CHECK NOTAMS before every flight.
TFR violators will be intercepted and forced to land.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Henney" <alan at henney.com>
To: "Scan DC" <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 10:22 PM
Subject: [Scan-DC] NORAD exercise planned for Washington D.C. on Thurs.


> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Michael Kucharek
> Sent: Tue 1/23/2007 6:56 PM
> Subject: NORAD exercise planned for Washington D.C.
>
>
> NORTH AMERICAN
> AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND
> Continental United States NORAD Region
> Media Advisory
>
> Directorate of Public Affairs, Headquarters, North American Aerospace
> Defense Command, 250 Vandenberg, Suite B016,
> Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80914-3808; NORAD website:
> www.norad.mil
>
>
> 070123-01
> January 23, 2007
>
> NORAD exercise planned for Washington D.C.
>
> PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense
> Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States
> NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct Exercise Falcon Virgo 07-04 Thursday
> in the National Capital Region (Washington, D.C.).
>
> This exercise comprises a series of training flights held in
> coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National
> Capital Region Command Center, the Joint Air Defense Operations
> Center, Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard, and NORAD's Northeastern
> Air Defense Sector.
>
> Exercise Falcon Virgo 07-04 is designed to test NORAD's intercept and
> identification operations.  Civil Air Patrol aircraft, C-38s, and US
> Coast Guard HH-65 helicopters will participate in the exercise.
> Residents in the area can expect flights to occur during the late
> night and early morning hours.
>
> In the event of inclement weather the exercise will push to the next
> day, until all exercise requirements are met.
>
> These exercises are carefully planned and closely controlled to ensure
> NORAD's rapid response capability.  NORAD has conducted exercise
> flights of this nature throughout the U.S. and Canada since the start
> of Operation Noble Eagle, the command's response to the terrorist
> attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
>
> As the Continental United States (CONUS) geographical component of the
> bi-national command NORAD, CONR provides airspace surveillance and
> control, and directs air sovereignty activities for the CONUS region.
> CONR and its assigned Air Force assets throughout the country ensure
> air safety and security against potential air threats.
>
> Since Sept. 11, 2001, NORAD fighters have responded to more than 2,100
> possible air threats in the United States, Canada and Alaska, and have
> flown more than 42,000 sorties with the support of Airborne Warning
> and Control System and air-to-air-refueling aircraft.
>
> -30-
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