TEXAS TFR P-49

During visits by President Bush, the FAA issues a notam that establishes a large temporary flight restriction (TFR) area around President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. As with previous restrictions, the TFR will have a radius of 30 nautical miles and extend from the surface up to 18,000 feet. Pilots should be extremely cautious as the coordinates for the expanded TFR have changed and shifted the restricted airspace by about 3,000 feet to the east/southeast of the graphical depiction on the current sectional.

The Crawford notam expands the existing P-49 prohibited area to a 10-nm radius. Between 10 and 30 nm of the Crawford ranch, the notam requires that pilots must be on an active VFR or IFR flight plan with a discrete ATC-assigned transponder code and must be communicating with ATC. In addition, the only flights permitted within this area will be for ingress and egress. Aircraft must proceed directly to and from the airports. See AOPA Online for the full text of the notam

http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html

AOPA warns pilots that this restricted airspace will be actively enforced by the military and violators will be intercepted and forced to land. Fourteen public-use and more than 20 private airports are affected by the Crawford TFR. AOPA strongly encourages pilots to obtain a full briefing and check for new or modified TFRs before each flight.