"Mike Granby" wrote in message ...
NOTAM 7/0204 Your briefing should have included the info.

Well, yes, we all read all of those, just like the approach
controllers do. The point remains that having an enormous red hatched
area covering just an area is a rather scarey sight, and a rather
puzzling one when no-one at ATC seems to know anything about it...


No flame intended, but you really should join AOPA if not already a member.
They have been bitching about this issue for five plus weeks. They email a
weekly ePilot newsletter that highlights a lot of issues like this.