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Old May 25th 06, 03:40 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.misc
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Default Busted TFR, what to expect?

In article .com,
"bob" wrote:

Seems I busted a VIP TFR Monday near Sacramento (VP Cheney was in town
raising money for a couple of congressmen). On landing at my
destination I was asked by the airport manager to call an ATC number,
who got my info and said they would forward it to the local FSDO as a
"pilot deviation". I'm not disputing that I indeed was ignorant of the
TFR and violated it.

So what can I expect? I've already figured out that the Secret Service
isn't going to arrest me. My biggest concern is what it will do to my
insurance costs when I renew next year. Should I bother filing the
NASA ASRS form? Since I'm a PP-ASEL and flying is a hobby, I don't
otherwise care a lot if my license is suspended for a time or I end up
with a record.



My advice would be to check the FAA's graphic TFR list at
http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.html prior to every flight.

If you can't (or won't) do that, I'm not sure what to tell you. It's
super easy. If your habits don't change, chances are that you will
continue to bust TFRs, and doing so may eventually result in more
serious consequences.



JKG