Kennedy gets his own TFR

I do not like the man, but would say his privacy should be respected.
If good taste won't keep people away, this minor inconvenience to
pilots is fine. Although, given the tastelessness of many who would
get close, the zone should be defined as anything within range of say
a 50 caliber round.


shoOn May 24, 11:59 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote innews:Xv6dndHFYIQAp6XVnZ2dnUVZ_sHinZ2d@earthlink. com:

More_Flaps wrote:
On May 24, 9:57 pm, "Steve Foley" wrote:

He gets the cape to himself for the holiday weekend.

Is he really that important?

No.

Can you be sure?

Bertie

shoOn May 24, 11:59 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Can you be sure?

Bertie


Absolutely.

Tina wrote:
I do not like the man, but would say his privacy should be respected.
If good taste won't keep people away, this minor inconvenience to
pilots is fine. Although, given the tastelessness of many who would
get close, the zone should be defined as anything within range of say
a 50 caliber round.


shoOn May 24, 11:59 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote innews:Xv6dndHFYIQAp6XVnZ2dnUVZ_sHinZ2d@earthlink. com:

More_Flaps wrote:
On May 24, 9:57 pm, "Steve Foley" wrote:
He gets the cape to himself for the holiday weekend.
Is he really that important?
No.
Can you be sure?

Bertie

I agree. Like him or not, (and I can't stand the guy believe me ) his
"position" in the government warrants protection. It's a sad testimony
to aviation if some of those who fly can't make this simple distinction.
We live in difficult times. When and if we reach the point where both
sides of a political equation start wishing each other harm and deride a
Senator's (ANY Senator's) right to personal protection, we have reached
a point fraught with danger for the country.

--
Dudley Henriques

Tina wrote:
Although, given the tastelessness of many who would
get close, the zone should be defined as anything within range of say
a 50 caliber round.


That would limit you to about 1 mile effective range.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I do not like the man, but would say his privacy should be respected.
If good taste won't keep people away, this minor inconvenience to
pilots is fine. Although, given the tastelessness of many who would
get close, the zone should be defined as anything within range of say
a 50 caliber round.


What about no boat/sail zones?

Tina wrote in
:

I do not like the man, but would say his privacy should be respected.
If good taste won't keep people away, this minor inconvenience to
pilots is fine. Although, given the tastelessness of many who would
get close, the zone should be defined as anything within range of say
a 50 caliber round.





Yeah, I'd have a hard time disagreeing with any of that..


Bertie

"Steve Foley" wrote in message
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FDC 8/8593 ZBW MA.. FLIGHT RESTRICTION HYANNIS, MA EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
UNTIL 0805272200 UTC. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.137(A)(1), TEMPORARY
FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT DUE TO SAFETY OF FLIGHT WITHIN A 3
NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF 413749N/0701812W OR THE MVY VORTAC 060 DEGREE
RADIAL AT 19.8 NAUTICAL MILES UP TO AND INCLUDING 5000 MSL. ALL AIRCRAFT
OPERATIONS WITHIN THE AREA LISTED ABOVE ARE PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR:
FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL MEDEVAC AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT. VFR AND IFR
OPPERATIONS TO AND FROM HYA ARE AUTHORIZED. AIRCRAFT IN DIRECT
COMMUNICATIONS WITH ATC ARE ALLOWED. NO LOITERING, NO PRACTICE APPROACHES
OR PATTERN WORK. CAPE APCH, 508-968-7126, AND OR BOSTON ARTCC /ZBW/,
603-879-6655, ARE THE COORDINATION FACILITIES.


He gets the cape to himself for the holiday weekend.

What is he supposedly doing there all by himself on a late sprind holiday
weekend?

I must admit that I am no fan of his; but the location suggests a sailing
regatta, which could be an alternate explanation, and that is a little out
of my searching specialties...

Peter

This TFR probably was intended to protect the Figawi (I am NOT joking
about the name) race, goes from one of the islands to Hyannis. The
Boston Globe wrote

Kennedy completes Figawi Race
Email|Print|Single Page| Text size – + By David Abel
Globe Staff / May 26, 2008

HYANNIS PORT -- Under pristine skies and with strong gusts, Senator
Edward M. Kennedy this afternoon steered his 50-foot schooner from
Nantucket to a mooring beside his beach-front compound, leading many
of the sailboats in the final leg of the annual Figawi Race.
more stories like this

It took Kennedy only about 2.5 hours to make the journey across
Nantucket Sound in a trip that many thought he wouldn't take after
being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor last week. He finished
second in his division.

He arrived at the dock in a blue windbreaker and Red Sox cap with
Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd. His wife, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, and
sons Teddy and Patrick at his side.

"It couldn't be a more beautiful day," he said. "We're with friends
and family and it's a great tradition out here. We always enjoy it. I
think we ended up in the front part of the fleet."

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As I wrote before, I don't like this man, but this kind of perq is
pretty minor for someone with his influence. It may be one of the last
times he sales this course.

I don't remember, but was anyone in this newsgroup upset that Senator
John Glenn got to ride in one of the shuttles for some 'scientific'
reason after he left the senate? It was, of course, made up science.







that On May 24, 5:57 am, "Steve Foley"
wrote:
FDC 8/8593 ZBW MA.. FLIGHT RESTRICTION HYANNIS, MA EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
UNTIL 0805272200 UTC. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.137(A)(1), TEMPORARY
FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT DUE TO SAFETY OF FLIGHT WITHIN A 3
NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF 413749N/0701812W OR THE MVY VORTAC 060 DEGREE RADIAL
AT 19.8 NAUTICAL MILES UP TO AND INCLUDING 5000 MSL. ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
WITHIN THE AREA LISTED ABOVE ARE PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR: FEDERAL, STATE,
LOCAL MEDEVAC AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT. VFR AND IFR OPPERATIONS TO AND FROM HYA
ARE AUTHORIZED. AIRCRAFT IN DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS WITH ATC ARE ALLOWED. NO
LOITERING, NO PRACTICE APPROACHES OR PATTERN WORK. CAPE APCH, 508-968-7126,
AND OR BOSTON ARTCC /ZBW/, 603-879-6655, ARE THE COORDINATION FACILITIES.

In article ,
Tina wrote:

This TFR probably was intended to protect the Figawi (I am NOT joking
about the name) race, goes from one of the islands to Hyannis.

That TFR wouldn't protect much of this race.

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

Tina writes:

I don't remember, but was anyone in this newsgroup upset that Senator
John Glenn got to ride in one of the shuttles for some 'scientific'
reason after he left the senate? It was, of course, made up science.

I thought his trip was useful because it made it clear that age isn't the
obstacle that many believe it to be.