I flew a lot of hours in the USAF, but none of it was after 9/11. I read today where some USAF F-16's intercepted a light aircraft 29 miles from Mar-a-Lago and escorted it until it landed. Made me think, "Jeepers, what kind of restricted airspace do they have there?" I looked up the NOTAM (notice to airmen), and it turns out there's a 10 NM "zone of death" where you can't fly at all below 18,000 feet whenever Trump is there. Out to 30 NM you have to get clearance and be flying to or from an airport.
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_7_7231.html
NOTAM : 7/7231 Location : Palm Beach, FL, Thursday, December 21, 2017 through Monday, January 01, 2018 Local
We didn't have anything like these sorts of restrictions back in the 70's-90's when I was flying, whether it was the POTUS or the Queen of England. I'm sure restrictions like this must have been around for Bush (II) and Obama, but what a PITA it would be for the pilots affected.
"Human existence is based upon two pillars: Compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; Knowledge without compassion is inhuman." Victor Weisskopf.
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_7_7231.html
NOTAM : 7/7231 Location : Palm Beach, FL, Thursday, December 21, 2017 through Monday, January 01, 2018 Local
We didn't have anything like these sorts of restrictions back in the 70's-90's when I was flying, whether it was the POTUS or the Queen of England. I'm sure restrictions like this must have been around for Bush (II) and Obama, but what a PITA it would be for the pilots affected.
"Human existence is based upon two pillars: Compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; Knowledge without compassion is inhuman." Victor Weisskopf.