I've attempted that, and also contacting the FSS as printed on the
charts themselves, and often the putative controlling agency doesn't
know whether it's hot or not.

That is true. Why do you suppose that occurs?

Do you think ATC is so disorganized, that they can't find the military
activity information, or do you think the military has provided
ambiguous information, what? It would seem, that given the system in
place for activating and deactivating Restricted airspace, there
should be a concrete answer available at all times.

It doesn't really matter why I suppose that is. I don't know why that
is. I could speculate.

Hell, this is Usenet, why not. I suspect that there just isn't all
that much communication between the military and ATC. I suspect the
military doesn't want to say much, and ATC has learned to live with it.

But maybe some controllers would know more.

Jose
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