U.S. FAA closes some airspace in Montana for Defense Department activities

Re:U.S. FAA closes some airspace in Montana for Defense Depa... by version_five on Saturday February 11, 2023 @08:51PM (#34758690)

There's a lot of, to my read, stupid bureaucratic stuff in there, like about the penalties. Are all of the notams like this? I would have expected that they were effectively mandatory by virtue of being issued and didn't need all the stupid warnings

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Re:U.S. FAA closes some airspace in Montana for Defense Depa... by graphe on Saturday February 11, 2023 @09:31PM (#34759002)

America does not follow the law. Americans do not follow the law. They may decide to risk it and the punishments are clearly laid out for the enterprising lawbreaker or journalist.

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Re:U.S. FAA closes some airspace in Montana for Defense Depa... by anigbrowl on Saturday February 11, 2023 @10:02PM (#34759252)

True, but this approach of posting things in exhaustive detail everywhere from city parks to the sky is (imho) part of why people don't follow the laws. There are too many of them, and only austistic nerds like myself read all of that shit.

The actual information here could be summarized as 'WARNING: AS OF (time), ALL AVIATORS MUST KEEP OUT OF (zone) DUE TO A NATIONAL DEFENSE ALERT, INCIDENT #####. WE WILL SHOOT YOUR DUMB ASS.'

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Re:U.S. FAA closes some airspace in Montana for Defense Depa... by graphe on Saturday February 11, 2023 @11:38PM (#34759822)

I don’t disagree. Guessing it’s their logic because they’re bureaucratic, but you’re right. Nobody can follow the law if they don’t understand the law.

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Re:U.S. FAA closes some airspace in Montana for Defense Depa... by tjohns on Saturday February 11, 2023 @11:41PM (#34759847)

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Re:U.S. FAA closes some airspace in Montana for Defense Depa... by tjohns on Saturday February 11, 2023 @09:22PM (#34758931)

There are many different reasons a TFR can be issued, with varying levels of restrictions and penalties.

Some you can fly through if you follow the right procedures, others are effectively off limits.

Some you'll get your license suspended for flying through, others you risk being shot down.

The formatting could definitely be improved, but they do indeed need to clarify the nature of the restrictions since every TFR is unique.

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