...why my respect for the FAA is at the level it is.
Flying westbound along the south shore of Long Island this morning with a lovely companion visiting from Mississippi with me, and after a quick visit to look at the traffic in the Hamptons, we had proceeded past Smith Point. The bumps had subsided, there were two full tanks of gas, nobody was nauseous and the visibility was quite good. We could clearly see Connecticut.
So I called and asked the following question: "Does the restricted airspace for the Jones Beach airshow extend as far east as the Robert Moses lighthouse, over." The astute amongst you will note that this is a question which requires a YES or NO response.
"Restricted area 7493 is a 5 nautical mile radius around a point 17.8 miles from the Deer Park VOR on the 138 radial, said restriction in effect currently until 1900 hours zulu."
'Roger'. I turned around and came home.
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How annoying. Why couldn't they just say yes or no?
I hope you and BG are having a wonderful time. *hugs*
We really are Wiz. It has been one of our best ever visits.
Maybe it is because the faa lives on zulu time. I love that exchange. It paints the picture
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