November 19, 2002 Watch Those TFRs: Example, Ever-Changing P-40 |
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By Arturo Weiss, Newswriter
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 Call and call frequently. Over the weekend, the FAA
published NOTAM
2/1730 that enlarged P-40, the Restricted Area around Camp David near Thurmont,
Md., to twice the size of combined P-40 and R-4009 depicted on the special new
"Blue Dot" Baltimore-Washington VFR Terminal Area Chart. Issued on
August 8, the Blue Dot chart shows P-40 as a circle with a 2.5-nm radius when
the President is not in residence there, growing to a 5-nm radius when he is
there. Under the period affected by the NOTAM, P-40 grew to a radius of 10 nm
from 4:00 p.m. local time on Friday, November 8, 2002, through 4:00 p.m. local
time on Sunday, November 10, 2002, with various restrictions for various types
of flight operations ... but that's not all. The Helicopter Association
International (HAI) announced last week that the Secret Service may hope to
enlarge P-40 to a radius of 30 nm for future presidential visits. The FAA has
also published NOTAM
2/1393, which extends the duration of 2/0291 through the
end of November. The NOTAM prohibits flight operations -- unless otherwise
authorized by ATC -- within 5 nm of Camp David and at or below 12,500 feet MSL.
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