Newps wrote:

I remember the FAA saying some other outlets were now legal, don't
recall what they are.

To my knowledge no such assertion has ever been made by the FAA.
Noncommercial operators have always been free to do what they thought
was prudent. Commercial operators must follow their manual/opspec.


What they give you is proof. Having said that I only get a provable
briefing when I'm on the road and away from home. 95% of my flying I
simply look out the window. I will look at the TAF's on NOAA.gov the
night before but that's about it. We don't have TFR's here except for
fires and if the Prez is going to show up I'll know it several days
before the press does. If a runway is closed I hope they put X's on the
runway like they're required to.

What proof does this give you? I'll reiterate what I said. Even
if you call the FSS and they DO NOT give you the TFR info, that will
not save your ass in an enforcement action.