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JULIAN BRAY AVIATION SECURITY, OPERATIONS NEWS 01733 345581: GYROCOPTER POSTIE SPARKS NATIONAL EMERGENCY ON CAPITOL HILL
GYROCOPTER POSTIE SPARKS NATIONAL EMERGENCY ON CAPITOL HILL
A one man gyrocopter landed on Capitol Hill, the pilot, a senior years postman, just wanted to deliver boxes of mail as a protest...... His gyro confiscated by police, and having sparked off a national emergency, he is in big, big, trouble. The FAA is already conducting an investigation, and stuffing aviation journalist in-boxes with emails. Uncle Sam is mightily unhappy....
The FAA is working with its aviation security partners in the DC area to investigate an incident involving an aircraft that landed on the west lawn of the Capitol this afternoon.
The pilot was not in contact with FAA air traffic controllers and the FAA did not authorize him to enter restricted airspace.
Airspace security rules that cover the Capitol and the District of Columbia prohibit private aircraft flights without prior coordination and permission. Violators may face civil and criminal penalties.
§93.331 Purpose and applicability of this subpart.
§93.333 Failure to comply with this subpart.
§93.335 Definitions.
§93.337 Requirements for operating in the DC SFRA.
§93.339 Requirements for operating in the DC SFRA, including the DC FRZ.
§93.341 Aircraft operations in the DC FRZ.
§93.343 Requirements for aircraft operations to or from College Park Airport, Potomac Airfield, or Washington Executive/Hyde Field Airport.
§93.345 VFR outbound procedures for fringe airports.
Source: Docket No. FAA-2004-17005, 73 FR 76213, Dec. 16, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
This subpart prescribes special air traffic rules for aircraft operating in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. Because identification and control of aircraft is required for reasons of national security, the areas described in this subpart constitute national defense airspace. The purpose of establishing this area is to facilitate the tracking of, and communication with, aircraft to deter persons who would use an aircraft as a weapon, or as a means of delivering weapons, to conduct an attack on persons, property, or buildings in the area. This subpart applies to pilots conducting any type of flight operations in the airspace designated as the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area (DC SFRA) (as defined in §93.335), which includes the airspace designated as the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone (DC FRZ) (as defined in §93.335).
DC SFRA flight plan is a flight plan filed for the sole purpose of complying with the requirements for VFR operations into, out of, and through the DC SFRA. This flight plan is separate and distinct from a standard VFR flight plan, and does not include search and rescue services.
Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area (DC SFRA) is an area of airspace over the surface of the earth where the ready identification, location, and control of aircraft is required in the interests of national security. Specifically, the DC SFRA is that airspace, from the surface to, but not including, FL 180, within a 30-mile radius of Lat. 38°51′34″ N., Long. 077°02′11″ W., or the DCA VOR/DME. The DC SFRA includes the DC FRZ.
[Doc. No. FAA-2004-17005, 73 FR 76213, Dec. 16, 2008; Amdt. 93-91, 73 FR 79314, Dec. 29, 2008]
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section and in §93.345, or unless authorized by Air Traffic Control, no pilot may operate an aircraft, including an ultralight vehicle or any civil aircraft or public aircraft, in the DC SFRA, including the DC FRZ, unless—
(7) Before operating the aircraft into, out of, or through Class D airspace area that is within the DC SFRA, the pilot complies with §91.129 of this chapter.
(4) Federal, State, Federal DOD contract, local government agency aircraft operations and part 121, 129 or 135 air carrier flights with TSA-approved full aircraft operator standard security programs/procedures, if operating with DOD permission and notification to the FAA and the National Capital Regional Coordination Center (NCRCC). These flights may land and depart Andrews Air Force Base, MD, with prior permission, if required.
(a) A pilot may depart from a fringe airport as defined in §93.335 without filing a flight plan or communicating with Air Traffic Control, unless requested, provided:
julianbray@aol.com Julian Bray at Thursday, April 16, 2015