Date: 202010
Location: ZZZ.TRACON, US
Weather elements / visibility: Haze / Smoke; 10
Light: Daylight
Aircraft: RV-6
Operator: Personal
Operating under: Part 91
Flight plan: VFR
Mission: Personal
Flight phase: Initial Climb
Airspace: Special Use ZZZ
ATC / advisory: TRACON ZZZ
Reporter organization: Personal
Reporter function: Pilot Flying; Single Pilot
Reporter qualification: Flight Crew Private
Human factors: Communication Breakdown
Anomaly: Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Detector: Person Air Traffic Control
When detected: In-flight
Result: General None Reported / Taken
Contributing factors: Human Factors
Primary problem: Human Factors

Narrative: I had flown several days prior to ZZZ2 past Yakima and passed West of Boardman (R-5701) making sure to avoid that restricted airspace.  Then a few days later; October XX again passed East of Boardman making sure to avoid it on my way to ZZZ. Living [in area] and interacting with many military pilots; I am fully aware of the MOA and Restricted airspace as they are heavy users of it.  That morning when landing at ZZZ we planned to make a brief visit to stretch our legs and make a bathroom pit stop.I had created a VFR flight plan at ZZZ2 and felt the stop at ZZZ was a good layover. Around XA00 I determined from my cell phone that conditions had improved to VFR but with smoke fairly heavy.  We had already flown through a layer of it coming to ZZZ.  My concern was that we were not sure if the smoke would create a problem through the mountains.  The afternoon was heating up and on departure I was focused on keeping my #2 cylinder temp within reasonable limits so was paying a lot of attention to it as we continued the climb out headed straight towards ZZZ3 and the mountain pass.  I never even realized I was in restricted airspace or I would have turned around.  I was climbing throughout the time in the R-6714A area and did not reach my altitude of 6;500 feet until I was pretty much out of it as near as I can recall.  We were also busy watching for other airplanes in the haze recognizing that some still do not have ADS-B.  By the time we reached ZZZ3 it was clear to me that the smoke was not that bad and we still had adequate visibility.  We did not encounter any aircraft in the [area].We flew home without incident and landed at ZZZ shortly after XB00.  One aircraft was in front of us upon landing.  We landed and put the plane in the hanger and went home.  The pilot that landed prior to us texted me that NAS ZZZ Approach had called for me; at least that is what he thought.  Since neither I nor my wife had heard anything I did not know what to think.  Later I was wondering if they had but couldn't understand why they would have had reason.  I decided to return to my hanger and get my tablet out to review my flight.  At that time I realized that I had unknowingly flown directly through R-6714A; a huge no- no.  That is when I called ZZZ Ops and they passed me onto Approach who passed me to Center.  I spoke with a staff member and made sure he had all the information needed.  He assured me he had what he needed to finish his part and the case would then move to FSDO.Having realized what a blunder I had made I began to reconstruct all my actions and thinking that got me into flying into R-6714A without realizing I was in restricted airspace.  I would never have know had Seattle Center and ZZZ1 not followed me home to ZZZ1.  Of course; I fully realize there are no secrets as I have ADS-B.  I know the whole things falls onto me for not having paid more attention to the map.  Lesson learned is that I need to pay more attention.  I think I got complacent in thinking I knew the area because I had flown by ZZZ3 many times through the years; but not by this airspace.  I use FlyQ EFB and keep on top of being current so that system provides the correct data for me to note; I just need to pay more attention to it.  I will explore if it can be more helpful by informing me when I am about to fly into airspace that is controlled.   I also think as pilots we pay more attention now to the ADS-B Traffic we get on our tablets than to what the map is sharing below that traffic.  I wonder if we shouldn't be having more training on tablets and their use in the cockpit.  In summary; I regret that my incursion interfered with a military exercise and hope that the distraction was minimal.  I am not fond of these kinds of hard lessons and will work to make sure that does not happen again.  I also apologize for the extra work everyone is doing as a result of this incursion.  I hope my story can be useful in improving safety.




Synopsis: RV6 single pilot reported a Restricted Airspace Violation.