It could happen to you

摘要

It could happen to you. Flying into notam-estab-lished security airspace is one of the most prevalent violations charged against general aviation pilots. It happens because of the bewildering complexity of many of the FAA notams and rules, and because of the complexity of the airspace in which they apply. These airspace intrusions are virtually never intentional, and, in retrospect, never were a serious safety or security threat. Yet, for understandable reasons, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the FAA adopted a strict enforcement policy requiring the grounding of offending pilots. According to the FAA, the lesser non-legal "administrative action" in the form of a warning notice or letter of correction would rarely be appropriate. Rather, legal enforcement action in the form of a certificate suspension of 30 to 90 days would be required for a single, first-time violation-and a certificate revocation would be required when such violation is deliberate or otherwise shows a disregard of or disdain for the FAR.