NOTAM: You die now!

Kevin Robert Dean qualiall_2 at yahoo.com
Mon Sep 16 13:25:32 PDT 2002


What I affectionately call the "NRA of Airplanes", the AOPA is trying to fight this new Notice to Airmen( NOTAM) tooth and nail because the language is so vague. Sorry for the caps, that's just how they write em:

2/1370 SPECIAL NOTICE THIS NOTAM RESTATES A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED ADVISORY. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, ALL COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE AIRCRAFT FLYING IN PROXIMITY TO NEWLY ESTABLISHED OR CURRENTLY EXISTING RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED AREAS WILL BE SUBJECT TO BEING FORCED DOWN BY ARMED MILITARY AIRCRAFT. THE MILITARY HAS INDICATED THAT DEADLY FORCE WILL BE USED TO PROTECT THESE AREAS FROM UNAUTHORIZED INCURSIONS. HOWEVER, THE U.S. MILITARY WILL USE DEADLY FORCE ONLY AS A LAST RESORT, AFTER ALL OTHER MEANS ARE EXHAUSTED. PILOTS ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS THEIR REQUIREMENT TO RECEIVE AN UP TO DATE BRIEFING ON THE STATUS OF THESE AREAS PRIOR TO EVERY FLIGHT. IN ADDITION, ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE U.S. NATIONAL AIRSPACE AND IN PROXIMITY TO THE SUBJECT AREAS, IF CAPABLE, SHOULD MAINTAIN A LISTENING WATCH ON VHF GUARD 121.5 OR UHF 243.0. IT IS INCUMBENT ON ALL AVIATORS TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IF INTERCEPTED. ALL PILOTS SHOULD REVIEW AND FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WIT H THE INTERCEPT PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN THE AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL SECTION 6, 5-6-2. WIE UNTIL UFN

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