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Hurricane Harvey 2017


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Just now, dtel's wife said:

@dwilawyer is it an emergency that you have to travel into that?  It just seems crazy to even attempt a trip into that area. 

These are closest friends, and they have to get something out of their house in order to allow their daughter to travel off to do a semester in Europe on time.

 

In other words, it's an Emergency.

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3 minutes ago, USNRET said:

Travis, I know this is not the best route but IF you need a fly in here and AWD pickup to get there it's yours.

Thank you for that.  

 

I would have liked to have done that, but they have CC so restricted right now b/c of POTUS fly-in I don't think I can get a clearance anywhere near there.

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Today they closed all airports to regular traffic in the Houston area to allow disaster relief traffic in.

 

FDC 7/2927 ZHU PART 1 OF 4 TX..AIRSPACE HOUSTON AREA, TX..HURRICANE HARVEY DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.137(A)(2), TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS (TFR) ARE IN EFFECT TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR AVIATION OPERATIONS CARRYING OUT DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY MISSIONS WITHIN THE AIRSPACE BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 301749N0963024W (CLL186019) TO 303708N0950909W (DAS309036.8) TO 294435N0942042W (SBI275016.4) TO 291335N0952816W (HUB197027.6) TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN SFC-3000FT MSL ALL FLIGHTS, INCLUDING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) OPERATIONS, ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED TFR AIRSPACE EXCEPT FOR THOSE MEETING AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: A. THE FLIGHT OPERATION IS BEING CONDUCTED BY A FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR THE U.S. MILITARY (INCLUDING NATIONAL GUARD) IN ACTIVE SUPPORT OF DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE APPROPRIATE INCIDENT COMMAND (IC) OR UNIFIED COMMAND (UC). THESE AIR MISSIONS (HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS 1708291715-1709051715 END PART 1 OF 4 FDC 7/2927 ZHU PART 2 OF 4 TX..AIRSPACE HOUSTON AREA, TX..HURRICANE HARVEY PARTICIPATING) MAY INCLUDE PUBLIC AND CONTRACTED PRIVATE AIRCRAFT CARRYING OUT SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR), AIR AMBULANCE, INCIDENT AWARENESS ASSESSMENT (IAA), LAW ENFORCEMENT, CRITICAL SUPPLY LOGISTICS, AIR EVACUATION, AND OTHER VITAL FLIGHTS. THESE FLIGHT OPERATIONS MUST REQUEST PRIOR APPROVAL TO OPERATE WITHIN THIS TFR AIRSPACE BY CONTACTING THE TEXAS AIR OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) AT (512) 782-1313 OR (512) 782-5447, WHICH IS COORDINATING AIR OPERATIONS FOR THE STATE AND FEDERAL UNIFIED COMMANDS; OR B. THE FLIGHT OPERATION IS BEING CONDUCTED BY A UAS AND OBTAINS AUTHORIZATION TO ACCESS THIS TFR AIRSPACE BY CONTACTING THE FAA SYSTEM OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER (SOSC) AT (202) 267-8276 PRIOR TO STARTING OPERATIONS. THESE UAS OPERATIONS, INCLUDING PRIVATE SECTOR FLIGHTS, MUST BE SUPPORTING A RESPONSE OR RECOVERY RELATED ACTIVITY. THE SOSC IS MANAGING UAS ACCESS IN COORDINATION WITH THE TEXAS AOC; OR C. THE FLIGHT OPERATION IS CARRYING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. THESE FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO COORDINATE WITH THE TEXAS AOC AT (512) 782-1313 OR (512) 782-5447 PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF TO MAINTAIN SAFETY; OR 1708291715-1709051715 END PART 2 OF 4 FDC 7/2927 ZHU PART 3 OF 4 TX..AIRSPACE HOUSTON AREA, TX..HURRICANE HARVEY D. OIL INDUSTRY AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON COMPANY ASSIGNED BEACON CODES AND CONDUCTING HURRICANE HARVEY RECONSTITUION ACTIVITES ARE AUTHORITZED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE TFR; OR E. THE FLIGHT OPERATION IS OPERATING UNDER AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) APPROVED FLIGHT PLAN; OR F. THE FLIGHT OPERATION IS CONDUCTED DIRECTLY TO OR FROM AN AIRPORT WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED TFR AIRSPACE. THESE AIRCRAFT MUST CONTACT THE ATC COORDINATING FACILITY INDICATED BELOW TO RECEIVE ADVISORIES CONCERNING PARTICIPATING AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS. THESE FLIGHT OPERATIONS ALSO MUST ENSURE THAT THEY DO NOT INTERFERE OR ENDANGER DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY ACTIVITIES AND ARE NOT BEING CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBSERVING THE DISASTER AREA; OR G. THE FLIGHT OPERATION IS CARRYING ACCREDITED MEDIA AND, PRIOR TO ENTERING THE IDENTIFIED TFR AIRSPACE, A FLIGHT PLAN IS FILED WITH THE APPROPRIATE FAA FACILITY. THESE AIRCRAFT MUST ALSO ENSURE THAT THEY OPERATE ABOVE THE ALTITUDES USED BY PARTICIPATING AIR MISSIONS UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY ATC. ALL AIRCRAFT WITHIN THIS TFR ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO USE ATC SERVICES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE. 1708291715-1709051715 END PART 3 OF 4 FDC 7/2927 ZHU PART 4 OF 4 TX..AIRSPACE HOUSTON AREA, TX..HURRICANE HARVEY PILOTS AND UAS OPERATORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK NOTAMS FREQUENTLY FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES PRIOR TO OPERATING WITHIN OR NEAR (INCLUDING THE AIRSPACE COORDINATION AREAS ESTABLISHED OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS) THIS TFR AIRSPACE. THE TEXAS AIR OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) AT (512) 782-1313 OR (512) 782-5447, IS THE FAA COORDINATION FACILITY. 1708291715-1709051715 END PART 4 OF 4

 

 

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