Originally Posted by
on_your_six
I know that it is a nit picking point, but the SFRA is more than 400% larger than the FRZ.. maybe part of the problem is that the AMA cannot even do simple math.
The DC SFRA is 30 nautical miles, which is equal to 34.55 statute miles. FAA used nm measurements of distance. That is 3,750 square miles or 2.4million acres. Some model aviators on the east side of the SFRA will be driving 70 miles just to get out of the SFRA. Any way you slice this, it is a huge area of land taken away by the FAA with a pen stroke. There was no notice, no public hearings, no comment period.
AC 91-57A states no flying in any SFRA, so why aren't Los Angeles and New York part of this shut down. There are other SFRAs and any city could soon have their own, so this issue affects all urban fliers.
It's not a nit sticking point, it's more like pedantry. I'm sure the AMA is at fault here for their poor math skills, it has nothing at all to do with the FAA.