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Steve Gromak - Nov 18,2005
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FAA POSTS ONLINE ADIZ, TFR, AND SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE COURSE <br /> <br /> November 17, 2005 - During her annual 'Meet the Administrator' session at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2005, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey announced in response to congressional pressure that the FAA would soon issue special regulations requiring pilots who fly within 100 miles of Washington, D.C., to successfully complete a training course on navigating the D.C. Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). <br />In response, the FAA posted a free online course to the FAA Safety Program website this week titled 'Navigating the DC ADIZ, TFRs, and Special Use Airspace.' The eight-chapter course aims to help pilots understand different kinds of flight restrictions and special use airspaces, with a special emphasis on requirements and procedures for the ADIZ, the Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ), and security-based temporary flight restrictions (TFRs). <br /><br />By raising pilot awareness, the FAA aims to drastically reduce the most common reasons for DC ADIZ violations: (a) pilots unaware of the DC ADIZ boundaries; (b) 'early rollover' from the discrete code to VFR; (c) pilots unaware of the DC ADIZ; and (d) forgetting to set the transponder to Mode C (ALT). <br /><br />Also discussed are Prohibited and Restricted areas; Special Use areas, SFARs, Emergency Air Traffic Rules, military intercept procedures, and information sources for checking the most current airspace information. <br /><br />A 25-question, multiple-choice quiz concludes the course. When completed, pilots receive a certificate of completion as well as a wallet-sized card they can print to carry with them as required by recent legislation. Handy, kneeboard-sized DC ADIZ procedures guides (in PDF format) are also provided that pilots can download and print for easy reference when operating around this airspace. <br /><br />FAA Public Affairs expects to issue a news release next week to officially announce that the online course is available, but you can visit the site now at <a href="http://www.faasafety.gov./">www.faasafety.gov.</a> You will be required to register before taking the course.
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Don Maxwell - Nov 18,2005
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Oh, wonderful.<br /><br />Well, thanks, Steve! Forewarned is forearmed, I guess.
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