Sunday, May 23, 2010

Can I fly Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning???

I am trying to decipher the VIP NOTAM. It lists 8 areas. All 8 have an altitude of SFC to 18000' MSL. A,B,G, and H all seem to have the same center, the SFO VOR. Areas C and D have the same center, 5.9 NM from the 110 radial of the Sausalito VOR. Area E and F have the same center, 6.5 NM from the 348 radial of the San Jose VOR. They seem to be concentric circles which don’t make sense to me since the larger circle for area A seems to encompass the smaller area B. A and B have the same effective time and altitude.

It seems the circles are used to distinguish between no aircraft allowed in the inner circle and only flights on IFR or VFR flight plans with discrete codes in the outer circle.

It further says flight training not allowed in this TFR.

So it seems like the answer is no. True? Anyone else have a different read on this?

Area A
Airspace Definition:
Center: SAN FRANCISCO VOR/DME(SFO) (Latitude: 37º37'09"N, Longitude: 122º22'31"W)
Radius: 30 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From May 26, 2010 at 0001 UTC (May 25, 2010 at 1701 PDT)
To May 26, 2010 at 0115 UTC (May 25, 2010 at 1815 PDT)
Area B
Airspace Definition:
Center: SAN FRANCISCO VOR/DME(SFO) (Latitude: 37º37'09"N, Longitude: 122º22'31"W)
Radius: 10 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From May 26, 2010 at 0001 UTC (May 25, 2010 at 1701 PDT)
To May 26, 2010 at 0115 UTC (May 25, 2010 at 1815 PDT)
Area C
Airspace Definition:
Center: On the SAUSALITO VORTAC (SAU) 110 degree radial at 5.9 nautical miles. (Latitude: 37º47'44"N, Longitude: 122º25'24"W)
Radius: 30 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From May 26, 2010 at 0030 UTC (May 25, 2010 at 1730 PDT)
To May 26, 2010 at 1700 UTC (May 26, 2010 at 1000 PDT)
Area D
Airspace Definition:
Center: On the SAUSALITO VORTAC (SAU) 110 degree radial at 5.9 nautical miles. (Latitude: 37º47'44"N, Longitude: 122º25'24"W)
Radius: 9 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From May 26, 2010 at 0030 UTC (May 25, 2010 at 1730 PDT)
To May 26, 2010 at 1700 UTC (May 26, 2010 at 1000 PDT)
Area E
Airspace Definition:
Center: On the SAN JOSE VOR/DME (SJC) 348 degree radial at 6.5 nautical miles. (Latitude: 37º29'00"N, Longitude: 121º56'09"W)
Radius: 30 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From May 26, 2010 at 1615 UTC (May 26, 2010 at 0915 PDT)
To May 26, 2010 at 1900 UTC (May 26, 2010 at 1200 PDT)
Area F
Airspace Definition:
Center: On the SAN JOSE VOR/DME (SJC) 348 degree radial at 6.5 nautical miles. (Latitude: 37º29'00"N, Longitude: 121º56'09"W)
Radius: 10 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From May 26, 2010 at 1615 UTC (May 26, 2010 at 0915 PDT)
To May 26, 2010 at 1900 UTC (May 26, 2010 at 1200 PDT)
Area G
Airspace Definition:
Center: SAN FRANCISCO VOR/DME(SFO) (Latitude: 37º37'09"N, Longitude: 122º22'31"W)
Radius: 30 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From May 26, 2010 at 1815 UTC (May 26, 2010 at 1115 PDT)
To May 26, 2010 at 1930 UTC (May 26, 2010 at 1230 PDT)
Area H
Airspace Definition:
Center: SAN FRANCISCO VOR/DME(SFO) (Latitude: 37º37'09"N, Longitude: 122º22'31"W)
Radius: 10 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From May 26, 2010 at 1815 UTC (May 26, 2010 at 1115 PDT)
To May 26, 2010 at 1930 UTC (May 26, 2010 at 1230 PDT)

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