Forgive me if this has already been posted else ware. I’ve been away from the forum for some time and may have missed it. The AOPA is issuing a national pilot alert. This is an opportunity to raise your voice. I know everyone reading this can use a computer. Personally I will be taking the time to write a letter and e-mail it to every one of my representatives and anyone else I think may listen. Hopefully others will do the same. The aviation community should be large enough to put a halt to this. The particulars are below;
NATIONAL PILOT ALERT: AOPA URGES MEMBERS TO OPPOSE D.C. ADIZ
AOPA members, watch your mail. This week you received an AOPA National
Pilot Alert asking you to take action to prevent a future air defense
identification zone (ADIZ) from restricting your freedom to fly in
your area. "The threat is very real," said AOPA President Phil Boyer.
"If the FAA makes the Washington, D.C., ADIZ permanent, it will set a
dangerous precedent, creating the possibility of IFR-like flight
restrictions within the footprint of every Class B airspace." AOPA
believes the threat is so serious that it has issued only its third
national pilot alert in more than a decade. The association is asking
every one of its more than 406,000 members to lodge a protest with
the FAA and send a copy to Congress. The "temporary" ADIZ has been a
permanent fixture of the Washington-Baltimore Class B airspace since
it was hastily imposed over a weekend during the run-up to war in Iraq
more than two years ago. A similar ADIZ has been imposed several times
around New York City, but it has lasted only a short time in each case.
And some government security officials have indicated they'd like to
see ADIZ restrictions around other major cities. The AOPA National Pilot
Alert asks members to file comments opposing the notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) that would make the ADIZ permanent. Write to the
FAA today. In less than 15 minutes you can take action that will help
protect your freedom to fly. For easy step-by-step assistance with
filing your comments, see "What to say about the ADIZ"
( http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2005/051005adiz.html )
in AOPA's Member Action Center: Operation ADIZ
( http://www.aopa.org/epilot/redir.cfm?adid=7571 ).
NATIONAL PILOT ALERT: AOPA URGES MEMBERS TO OPPOSE D.C. ADIZ
AOPA members, watch your mail. This week you received an AOPA National
Pilot Alert asking you to take action to prevent a future air defense
identification zone (ADIZ) from restricting your freedom to fly in
your area. "The threat is very real," said AOPA President Phil Boyer.
"If the FAA makes the Washington, D.C., ADIZ permanent, it will set a
dangerous precedent, creating the possibility of IFR-like flight
restrictions within the footprint of every Class B airspace." AOPA
believes the threat is so serious that it has issued only its third
national pilot alert in more than a decade. The association is asking
every one of its more than 406,000 members to lodge a protest with
the FAA and send a copy to Congress. The "temporary" ADIZ has been a
permanent fixture of the Washington-Baltimore Class B airspace since
it was hastily imposed over a weekend during the run-up to war in Iraq
more than two years ago. A similar ADIZ has been imposed several times
around New York City, but it has lasted only a short time in each case.
And some government security officials have indicated they'd like to
see ADIZ restrictions around other major cities. The AOPA National Pilot
Alert asks members to file comments opposing the notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) that would make the ADIZ permanent. Write to the
FAA today. In less than 15 minutes you can take action that will help
protect your freedom to fly. For easy step-by-step assistance with
filing your comments, see "What to say about the ADIZ"
( http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2005/051005adiz.html )
in AOPA's Member Action Center: Operation ADIZ
( http://www.aopa.org/epilot/redir.cfm?adid=7571 ).