Dumb TFRs

[Chairboy]

FAA TO ESTABLISH 30-NM-RADIUS TFR OVER WACO ON MONDAY
AOPA is sending this message to advise pilots in the Waco, Texas,
area that the FAA has issued a notam restricting flight in the area
for President Bush's departure from his ranch on Monday, August 27.

The FAA has told AOPA that this 30-nautical-mile-radius temporary
flight restriction (TFR) over Waco is a result of multiple violations
of the 6-nm-radius TFR that had been in place in the past.

Great logic, too many people have violated a 6nm TFR, so let's make it bigger.  

Is it my imagination, or is the office of the president indicating that they/he consider the US public the biggest threat?  That's reassuring.

I also got a message that his visit to Seattle is going to shut down basically all the airports up there on Monday.  Ridiculous.  Absofreakin ridiculous.

[Maverick]

Nothing new there. It's been that way for other administrations as well. When cllinton landed in Tucsonm at DMAFB they shut down the International airport for a period of time as well and it was 5 miles away. When Bush Sr. landed at Tucson International the airport was down until he left the property for the hotel.

Anyone flying in Texas should know just to give a wide berth to Crawford TX. period. The are gets closed off often enough to simply plan on going around it. That way you can avoid the TFR.

[Rino]

Always fun in the NYC metro area when one of our beloved presidents comes
to visit.  The air traffic here is murderous to begin with, doesn't need TFRs to
"help" the situation.