Temporary Flight Restrictions
From time to time, parts of the airspace will be restricted and prevent VFR flight at certain altitudes within certain timeframes. This is called a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR), and this website is a good place to find out about them before you head to the airport. There was such a restriction today near Pacifica, which prevented flight along the Coast from San Francisco to Half Moon Bay because of explosives being used for some road work. Fortunately, it was suspended just before my friend Peter and I left for a short Bay tour at lunch time, and we got to enjoy the coastline part of the flight instead of getting an other transition into the Bravo on our way back to San Carlos (KSQL). Friday, President Bush is coming into town and the whole Bay Area is under a gigantic TFR. I do not have my Instrument Rating yet, so I’m going to stay on the ground for once.
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