Mitt Romney’s brief presidential status (according to the FAA)

by philg

Mitt Romney was president-elect for a few hours, at least according to the FAA. With 1 hour and 15 minutes of notice, the FAA issued a temporary flight restriction (TFR) around a point in Waltham, Massachusetts where Romney and friends were presumably gathered. The TFR, which closed a portion of the Hanscom Field airspace, went into effect at 7 pm eastern time and was canceled a few hours later. Here’s the text that I received via email:

Issue Date : November 06, 2012 at 2245 UTC Location : Waltham, Massachusetts near BOSTON VOR/DME (BOS)
Beginning Date and Time : November 06, 2012 at 2359 UTC
Ending Date and Time : Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM : Temporary flight restrictions for VIP Movement Type : VIP Replaced NOTAM(s) : N/A
Airspace Definition: Center: On the BOSTON VOR/DME (BOS) 300 degree radial at 9.4 nautical miles. (Latitude: 42º23’38″N, Longitude: 71º11’40″W) Radius: 3 nautical miles Altitude: From the surface up to but not including 3000 feet AGL Effective Date(s): From November 06, 2012 at 2359 UTC (November 06, 2012 at 1859 EST) Until further notice.
No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM (except as described).
Except the flight operations listed below:
  • All IFR arrivals or departures to/from airports within this TFR.
  • Approved; law enforcement, fire fighting, military aircraft directly supporting the United States Secret Service (USSS), and MEDEVAC/air ambulance flights.
  • Aircraft operations necessitated for safety or emergency reasons.
  • Aircraft that receive ATC authorization in consultation with the air traffic security coordinator (ATSC) via the domestic events network(DEN).
Please refer to http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_2_7913.html for updates to this FDC.

2 thoughts on “Mitt Romney’s brief presidential status (according to the FAA)”

  1. Imagine if he had won. We would have been under this TFRs quite often.
    Besides the fact that they are useless local business will be suffering losses.
    I had a mixed feelings when i voted for him given absolute nonsense that he was producing when talking about aviation.

  2. Alexey: Me too! Our flight school cannot afford a U.S. president who is fond of visiting New England. We lose revenue whenever the Boston Red Sox have a game. We lose revenue when Obama comes up here to raise funds. We love revenue when Obama comes to Martha’s Vineyard to vacation. Here’s hoping that President Obama develops a strong attachment to staying at his desk in Washington, D.C.!

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