On 2007-04-07 18:02:08 -0700, Tim said:


The area is around one of the chemical weapons stockpiles and
incinerator facilities in the vast Dugway Proving Ground area. Is this
broken magenta line used anywhere else? Does it have an official
meaning?

If National Security is the issue, why isn't the area marked as
Restricted instead? Perhaps it should say "For reasons of your health
and not breathing toxic chemical weapon waste smoke, you might want to
fly elsewhere?

There are a few of these around. You see them around Navy bases, for
example. If pilots are generally avoiding the area it is easier to
monitor the few planes that do enter it. They did not make it a
restricted area because they could not justify actually closing the
area. It can be closed by NOTAM if security threat is high or if too
many aircraft are entering the area.

Despite the phrasing that it is a 'request,' the Navy in Bremerton has
threatened to use lethal force against any aircraft that enters the
National Security Areas in Puget Sound. These knotheads don't seem to
understand that shooting down a family of four or dropping one of their
missiles on a school might so outrage the community that the base would
be closed.

If you do want to fly through an NSA without worry you can call the
controlling authority and get permission. They are often less nervous
if they are expecting you.
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Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor