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Old 04-23-2022, 06:21 AM
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Public service announcement here.

Recommend you DO NOT rely on AMA's "proactive" notification of TFRs etc. before deciding it's safe to fly at any location. AMA's method is simplistic and deeply flawed. . It is based on whether your membership zip code is inside the TFR boundries. It not only creates a false sense of safety - i.e. "I didn't get a notification so it must be ok" - it also build bad habits in that doesn't reinforce the FAA's expectation you check authoritative sources first based on your ACTUAL flight location (as noted in the TRUST exam materials).

FAA requires you to comply with TFRs based on where you actually fly, not where your AMA membership account is listed. In short, stick with the methods & sources mentioned in the TRUST exam materials.

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