What is the reasoning behind the smaller radius vice presidential TFR?

What is the reasoning behind the smaller radius vice presidential TFR?

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AOPA ePilot Volume 5, Issue 43 October 24, 2003
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PRESIDENTIAL TFR FORECAST
Be careful if you'll be flying in Texas next week. Except for a
visit to Dallas next Wednesday, October 29, and a trip to San
Antonio on Thursday, October 30, President Bush is expected to be
at his ranch in Crawford from October 29 through November 3. This
schedule is based on AOPA's best information at this time, and
could change. Most temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) for
presidential travel have been 60 nm in diameter; the vice
president gets a smaller radius. Check AOPA Online
( http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html ) for the latest on
these restrictions.

Is the VP's TFR radius smaller because the intercepter aircraft
employed in policing that TFR are faster? What prevents the
presidential TFR from being smaller?

Inquiring minds want to know the logic behind the difference in size
between the presidential and vice presidential TFRs.

Larry Dighera wrote:

What is the reasoning behind the smaller radius vice presidential TFR?

You're asking the people who set up TFRs to *reason*?

George Patterson
You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud.

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:26:58 -0500, "G.R. Patterson III"
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Larry Dighera wrote:

What is the reasoning behind the smaller radius vice presidential TFR?

You're asking the people who set up TFRs to *reason*?

Well, I was hoping ...

Is it presumptuous of me to expect the size of the vice/presidental
TFRs to be based on intruder intercept response time? The difference
in size between the two TFRs would seem to contradict that notion.
This begs the question, upon what is the size of the TFRs based? Is
it just arbitrary, or an absurd "mine is bigger than yours" thing?

Perhaps this is a good question to pose to AOPA.

Larry Dighera writes:

Is it just arbitrary, or an absurd "mine is bigger than yours" thing?

Unfortunately, a great deal of security for public personalities is
indeed based on a "mine is bigger than yours" form of reasoning. This
is especially true for _visible_ forms of security, such as the TFRs.

Often the security isn't there to protect anyone, it's there to announce
to everyone else how important a person is.

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Larry Dighera wrote:

Is it just arbitrary, or an absurd "mine is bigger than yours" thing?

I think it's the latter. The prez is arguably more important than the second
fiddle, so he gets a bigger TFR.

Perhaps this is a good question to pose to AOPA.

Maybe, but *don't*, for bog's sake, pose the question to the SS. They'll start
setting up 30 mile TFRs for every politico down to dog-catchers.

George Patterson
You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud.

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 18:33:27 -0500, "G.R. Patterson III"
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Larry Dighera wrote:

Is it just arbitrary, or an absurd "mine is bigger than yours" thing?

I think it's the latter. The prez is arguably more important than the second
fiddle, so he gets a bigger TFR.

So the TSA's presidential and vice presidential airspace grabs made in
the name of security are truly based on ego and public perception not
legitimate, rational, physical and scientific grounds? Where is this
country heading? :-(

Perhaps this is a good question to pose to AOPA.

Maybe, but *don't*, for bog's sake, pose the question to the SS. They'll start
setting up 30 mile TFRs for every politico down to dog-catchers.

If what you assert is indeed the correct rationale behind the
differing sizes of the presidential TFRs, anything is possible I
suppose. Perhaps informing the news media of this (likely) ridiculous
misconduct of the TSA would bring their hubris to light, and provoke
an indignant reaction in the general public. We can hope.

Larry Dighera writes:

Where is this country heading?

Towards a police state. That's where all democracies end up.

Perhaps informing the news media of this (likely) ridiculous
misconduct of the TSA would bring their hubris to light, and provoke
an indignant reaction in the general public. We can hope.

It's a lost hope. Nowadays, nobody cares about freedoms until they lose
their own.

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In article , "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote:

Larry Dighera wrote:

Is it just arbitrary, or an absurd "mine is bigger than yours" thing?

I think it's the latter. The prez is arguably more important than the
second
fiddle, so he gets a bigger TFR.

the reason is probably more related to the perceived publicity
"benefit" of hitting the president being more spectacular than
hitting the VP.

Note that part of the purpose of the terrorist is to make
a public statement wrt the fact that the US can be attacked
rather than trying to inflict actual damage.

--
Bob Noel

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 16:15:23 GMT, Bob Noel
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In article , "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote:

Larry Dighera wrote:

Is it just arbitrary, or an absurd "mine is bigger than yours" thing?

I think it's the latter. The prez is arguably more important than the
second
fiddle, so he gets a bigger TFR.

the reason is probably more related to the perceived publicity
"benefit" of hitting the president being more spectacular than
hitting the VP.

Note that part of the purpose of the terrorist is to make
a public statement wrt the fact that the US can be attacked
rather than trying to inflict actual damage.

Do you feel that it's appropriate and constitutional for the TSA to
possess the power restrict citizens' right to the use of navigable
airspace BASED SOLELY ON PUBLIC PERCEPTION rather than sound science?
If that is truly the rationale behind the difference in size between
the presidential TFRs, that needs to be corrected pronto. I am
incredulous at the thought of such and audacious act of governmental
hubris. Tell me it ain't so. :-(


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Irrational beliefs ultimately lead to irrational acts.
-- Larry Dighera,

What is the reasoning behind the smaller radius vice presidential TFR?

He doesn't eat as much?

Jose

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