Robert M. Gary wrote:
Looking at the Super Bowl restrictions I have to wonder what the value
of requiring aircraft in the outer ring be on a VFR flight plan.

None whatsoever. Doesn't even mean anything for IFR. The same goes
for the ADIZ. The FRZ flight plans however are routed from Leesburg
AFSS to the Secret Squirrels.

Will ATC verify with FSS that you opened your flight plan before
issuing your transponder code???

Nope, they don't know, don't really care. Potomac approach pretty
much got up and said they aren't the flight plan police.