"Tom Fleischman" wrote in message
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In article , Ron
Natalie wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I can only shake my head in disbelief that 157 pilots could make such a
mistake -- it makes us all look ridiculous. I mean, this isn't Mayor
Daley's suburban Chicago house, for chrissakes, this is the PRESIDENT'S
residence. Even us bumpkin pilots from Ioway know where THOSE are, and
surely any pilot should be able to steer a wide berth around 'em.

OK, Jay....I'll make you a deal. I'll dump you out between HGR and MRB and
you tell me where P40 is. No fair using the GPS.


Well that's not quite fair, Ron. Pilots are not "dumped out" into an
area. They fly into an area. If I was flying between HGR and MRB I'd
dial in the FDK 325 radial and remain west of it. P-40 is not hard to
avoid, even without GPS.

I didn't say there was an excuse. It IS charted and people should be aware
(as I say, I used to always give it a wide berth even before 9/11). However
Jay's bleatings make it sound like it's somehow prominately marked like the
White House. I was just pointing out that most people don't have a clue
where Camp David is. Nothing on the charts or the NOTAMS say "Hey,
this is where Camp David is." It's just another restricted area (of which there
are tons in the South East).