Copied from a friend, generally reliable. NOTAMs are eventually posted
to a few publicly available sites:
!FDC 1/1763 FDC PART 1 OF 6 TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS OVER
NUCLEAR SITES. FOR REASONS OF NATIONAL SECURITY. EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL NOVEMBER 07, 2001 0500 UTC. PURSUANT TO TITLE 14
CFR SECTIONS 91.139, EMERGENCY AIR TRAFFIC RULES AND 99.7 SPECIAL
SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS. ALL GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE
PROHIBITED WITHIN A 10 NAUTICAL MILES RADIUS OF AND BELOW 18000 FEET
MSL OVER THE BELOW LISTED NUCLEAR SITES EXCEPT FOR MEDEVAC, LAW
ENFORCEMENT, RESCUE/RECOVERY, EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND FIRE FIGHTING
OPERATIONS WHEN AUTHORIZED BY ATC:
He continues:
I've got no idea what the hell they're doing, but damn, a GA plane
wouldn't do more than scratch the friggen concrete on a nuke plant.
(It was wondered what a plane crash would do, so a F-4 Phantom II
was rammed into a containment wall at 600+ MPH, it penetrated 2.5
inches. (Its a 6 foot wall).
Grrrr. Insane restrictions. Bullyboys in uniforms pushing around,
people held illegally.
Sounds like the feds are treating the current "credible threat" as broad
and shutting down all options. Anyone care to posit a scenario in which
GA could threaten a nuke?
Peace.
--
Karsten M. Self