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Busted TFR, what to expect?
bob wrote: Should I bother filing the NASA ASRS form? Can't hurt can it? |
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I've had AOPA miss a few TFR notifications. Many times the VIP schedule
changes too quickly for AOPA reaction and sometimes TFR NOTAMS arrive after the VIP. BT "Bob Fry" wrote in message ... "JD" == John Doe writes: JD I had my first experience with a VIP TFR last weekend. Bush JD was in town and I had gotten an email from AOPA notifying me JD of the TFR in my area. Bush was in Sacto a few weeks ago and I too got the AOPA notification by email. Because of that, and checking the extent of that TFR, I decided not to risk it and simply didn't fly that weekend. But for the TFR I violated, I didn't get a notice from AOPA. Why, I'm not sure. And the local newspaper had nothing about Cheney's visit until afterwards so I didn't know he was in town. JD Luckily, I've learned to check NOTAMS prior to every flight, JD and following the procedures, the TFR didn't delay me at all JD in getting on my way. I rarely check NOTAMS or get a briefing for local VFR flights, and quite honestly I doubt I'll change my habits. The FAA should recognize that using NOTAMs alone are not enough. Maybe they should take email addresses and locations from pilots (kinda like AOPA) and send notices when a TFR is going to pop up in a given area. Maybe they could reserve a frequency just to broadcast important area NOTAMs. Pilots would get in the habit of checking it before takeoff and during flight. Maybe area NOTAMs could be added on to AWOS broadcasts. Something? |
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Still haven't heard anything from the FSDO, but not much time has
passed. I'll post with whatever they eventually flog me with, but in the meantime here's some comments on the comments: Q. Why would NOTAMs on another frequency or AWOS be easier to check than the current methods? A. Current methods require one to check a web page or make a phone call, an extra effort rather different from simply checking another frequency. It's not so much the time involved, but the relatively different task. Q. Are there pilots that really check before EVERY flight? A. Apparently so. And maybe I will join the ranks. But my computer isn't on all the time and being Windoze takes a while to boot. Dialing 1-800-WX-BRIEF isn't difficult, maybe they could have a recording just for major NOTAMs in the area (they already connect you to your regional FSS station based on your calling phone number). Q. Don't you check weather before every flight? A. X-country, yes, local, no. It's a California thing I guess...ya gotta live here a summer to understand. Q. How would an email notification work, they don't know what airport you're at? A. Similar to AOPA's system, the FAA would setup a web page where pilots voluntarily participating would submit their email address and location (either state, zip code, or airport ID) and they would receive emails for TFR and NOTAMs. This would help for the local flights where many pilots don't get a briefing. The point being, no single method will work, but an email notification system would be very cheap and relatively effective for those participating. We might as well recognize that for local VFR flights there are just a lot of pilots that don't get briefings, so why not reduce the number of TFR violations with a simple email system? BTW, there's an interesting report about TFR violations at http://www.volpe.dot.gov/opsad/docs/tfranalysis.pdf. Here's a statistic that caught my eye: "...2900 violations in the two years between June 2002 and June 2004 alone." Obviously the current system isn't working well. Why not be practical and implement additional notification methods to reduce the violation rate? |
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In rec.aviation.misc Jon A wrote:
Your punishment is to go dove hunting with Cheney next year. That'll teach ya! I'd rather go dove hunting with Cheney than driving with Ted Kennedy! Best regards, Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocations!" -- Jer/ (Slash) Eberhard, Mountain Flying Aviation, LTD, Ft Collins, CO CELL 970 231-6325 EMAIL jeratfrii.com http://users.frii.com/jer/ C-206 N9513G, CFII Airplane&Glider FAA-DEN Aviation Safety Counselor CAP-CO Mission&Aircraft CheckPilot BM218 HAM N0FZD 240 Young Eagles! |
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bob wrote:
Obviously the current system isn't working well. Hypothetically querying, how is someone who admits to not checking TFRs capable of accurately commenting on the effectiveness of the system? -- Peter |
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"Peter R." wrote in message ... bob wrote: Obviously the current system isn't working well. Hypothetically querying, how is someone who admits to not checking TFRs capable of accurately commenting on the effectiveness of the system? Divine revelation. |
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Yes. Plus a briefing.
I also have the Garmin 396 ON! It gives real time TFRs and is convenient and accurate. Karl ATP,CFI, ETC "Robert M. Gary" wrote in message ups.com... Can anyone on this list actually claim to check for TFRs for every local flight in the pattern? Who would have known the VP was going to be in Sac? He came stealth. -Robert |
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ktbr wrote:
It also shows a lack of spelling or typing skills. Sorry, but that's the truth. Wow, thanks for pointing that out, as you state, my typing skills are *essential* to the point of the post. Always happy to be of service. -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN VE |
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"bob" wrote in message
oups.com... Still haven't heard anything from the FSDO, but not much time has passed. I'll post with whatever they eventually flog me with, but in the meantime here's some comments on the comments: Q. Why would NOTAMs on another frequency or AWOS be easier to check than the current methods? A. Current methods require one to check a web page or make a phone call, an extra effort rather different from simply checking another frequency. It's not so much the time involved, but the relatively different task. You should maybe check NOTAMs at least once. Then you'd see just how many there are, and how impractical it would be to include them on an existing AWOS transmission or similar. I suppose you could set up a new system like HIWAS, etc. with a dedicated NOTAM frequency, but it'd still be relatively impractical (you'd have to listen to several minutes of NOTAMs just to be sure you heard them all) and you'd run into the problem of taking up new radio frequencies for something that really doesn't have to be an in-flight information thing. As far as the current methods requiring extra effort, well dang...there's a lot of extra effort involved in flying. Just how little effort do you want to put in? Compared to most of the other stuff involved in flying creating "extra effort", checking NOTAMs is pretty minimal. Q. Are there pilots that really check before EVERY flight? A. Apparently so. And maybe I will join the ranks. But my computer isn't on all the time and being Windoze takes a while to boot. The fact that my computer isn't on all the time is why it takes at least five minutes. Big deal. Turn on your computer, and then go put your flight bag next to the door, or brush your teeth, or whatever, while it's booting. Dialing 1-800-WX-BRIEF isn't difficult, maybe they could have a recording just for major NOTAMs in the area (they already connect you to your regional FSS station based on your calling phone number). Sure, that would not be a bad idea at all. I haven't phoned for a briefing in a long time (no Class B ADIZ around Sea-Tac, yet) so I don't know what they offer, but a menu option to drop you into a NOTAM menu structure would be useful. No need to limit it to TFRs...just make TFRs a category, and include other stuff (like obstacles to navigation, chart NOTAMs, FDC, etc.) on other menus. Q. Don't you check weather before every flight? A. X-country, yes, local, no. It's a California thing I guess...ya gotta live here a summer to understand. You just don't get it. Even here in Seattle, we often have weather that makes it obvious that I don't need to check the *weather*. That's not the point. A preflight briefing is more than weather. It's not "a California thing". It's a lazy pilot thing. Q. How would an email notification work, they don't know what airport you're at? A. Similar to AOPA's system, the FAA would setup a web page where pilots voluntarily participating would submit their email address and location (either state, zip code, or airport ID) and they would receive emails for TFR and NOTAMs. I would agree that an email notification system would be handy. It should be simple enough to set up, and would serve a useful purpose. However... This would help for the local flights where many pilots don't get a briefing. An email system does not get you out of getting a briefing. It just provides a relatively convenient way to help you know about important information. Email is fundamentally unreliable, and there's no way to prove that you read the email that was sent to you, nor to ensure that you have actually received all applicable NOTAM information. Even if you have an email notification system, you would still need to get a proper briefing before your flight. [...] We might as well recognize that for local VFR flights there are just a lot of pilots that don't get briefings, so why not reduce the number of TFR violations with a simple email system? We might? What is your basis for claiming that "there are just a lot of pilots that don't get briefings"? Near as I can tell, pilots are MUCH more likely to be in the category of "always get a briefing" than "never get a briefing". BTW, there's an interesting report about TFR violations at http://www.volpe.dot.gov/opsad/docs/tfranalysis.pdf. Here's a statistic that caught my eye: "...2900 violations in the two years between June 2002 and June 2004 alone." Compared to the number of flights made during those two years, 2900 violations is a very small number. Obviously the current system isn't working well. Why not be practical and implement additional notification methods to reduce the violation rate? I have to agree with Peter R.'s reply: I see no proof here that "the current system isn't working well". You're not using the current system. How does your experience relate at all to how well it works? Pete |
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Busted TFR, what to expect?
The 396 ROCKS! (sorry, I cant think of a better possitive explitive)
To see "real time" where the TFR's, real time winds aloft, real time cloud cover, real time lighting strikes, real time nexrad AND realtime convective sigmets is a pleasure, especially on a long cross country. While it doesnt give realtime MOA activity, it does have a quick and simple meathod of checking the altitudes and normal hours of MOAs and Restricted areas (just "mouse over" the picture and a pop up tells you...) Yes it's expensive, yes the monthly service is expensive ($50/month), but I would not want to do long VFR cross countries without it! -- -- ET :-) (student PPL pilot) "A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."---- Douglas Adams "karl gruber" wrote in : Yes. Plus a briefing. I also have the Garmin 396 ON! It gives real time TFRs and is convenient and accurate. Karl ATP,CFI, ETC "Robert M. Gary" wrote in message ups.com... Can anyone on this list actually claim to check for TFRs for every local flight in the pattern? Who would have known the VP was going to be in Sac? He came stealth. -Robert |
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