Sheriff's helicopter violated Daytona TFR

Good thing that the Sheriff is not a terrorist after all! I'm sure there
was some question.


(Malcolm Teas) wrote in
om:

Seems that a sheriff's helicopter pilot didn't get the word, and
didn't have the right sqwalk or something.

Here's the article:
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/17/Pa..._sets_of.shtml

What I find interesting is the quote from an FAA spokesman:

' "We make every effort to educate pilots that they are in place, but
sometimes pilots are not aware of them," said Kathleen Bergen,
spokeswoman for the southern region of the FAA.

The agency will investigate as a matter of course, but "virtually
every alleged violation has been unintentional," Bergen said. '

If "virtually every alleged violation is unintentional", that's
spending a lot of money for not much result. Seems like the effort's
misdirected.

-Malcolm Teas
JYO in the ADIZ

John T wrote:

"CFLav8r" wrote in message


Wow! I hope they are that nice to me if it ever happens that I wander
into a TFR.

I'm sure they will be if "Sheriff's Department" is painted on the side of
your aircraft.

Neat idea! I'm cutting the stencil now. :-)

George Patterson
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that
you look forward to the trip.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message


Neat idea! I'm cutting the stencil now. :-)

Make sure you have the uniform and IDs to go along with it.

Oh, and don't forget to doff the turban and shave that dark beard of yours
and let us know how you make out.

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John T
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John T wrote:

Make sure you have the uniform and IDs to go along with it.

Thanks for the info - Quartermaster core has all of that.

Oh, and don't forget to doff the turban and shave that dark beard of yours
and let us know how you make out.

Shave the beard!?!? Oh well, Allah Akbar!

George Patterson
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that
you look forward to the trip.