Political Conventions: NORAD Says, "Don't Make Us Shoot You Down"

If you routinely fly out of an airport within 100 miles of either Denver or Minneapolis, you might see the poster above tacked to the wall at your FBO this week. These are being distributed to remind pilots of the upcoming Democratic and Republican Conventions and the more important Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) that will be associated with them in an attempt to keep the little bug smashers from violating airspace. CONR (Continental NORAD Region), the FAA and the US Secret Service are teaming up to make pilots aware of the TFRs which go into effect from August 25th to September 4th. And for those reckless pilots who don't check NOTAMs, NORAD will have some F-16s out there to "kindly remind you" of where you don't belong.

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