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Charitably guessing that if they don't know how long they'll need to keep airspace closed then you give yourself plenty of time and rescind early if necessary,
by nkrisc 9mo ago
Charitably guessing that if they don't know how long they'll need to keep airspace closed then you give yourself plenty of time and rescind early if necessary, as opposed to continually issuing extensions which could cause confusion.
- hshdhdhj4444 9mo agoOr you say “until further notice”. Indeterminate end dates are not a new problem.
- zthrowaway 9mo agoFAA restrictions aren’t applied in a hand wavy fashion.
- afavour 9mo agoThis story would suggest otherwise.
- zthrowaway 9mo agoIn what way?
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- nkrisc 9mo agoCan you imagine how much more wild the speculation would have been if they had said that instead?
- dlcarrier 9mo agoThey don't have a mechanism for doing that. A military base near me has had continuous flight restrictions for decades. Each notice lasts a few months (e.g. https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=detail_5_8746 https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=detail_5_8746) and before it expires they issue a new one.
- tjohns 9mo agoThe NOTAM system certainly does allow users to specify the end date for a TFR as "PERM" (Permanent). For example, see the Disneyland TFR (FDC 4/3635): https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=detail_4_3635 https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=detail_4_3635