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R44 helicopter pilot reported a sport tfr incursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1303319 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Robinson R44 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 4550 Flight Crew Type 2950 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types |
Narrative:
During an aerial photography shoot of power boats; I had an apparent incursion of a football game temporary flight restriction (tfr). Notams were checked and I was only aware of a [different] tfr. I was also aware of restricted area which we avoided. My main focus was safety of flight as we were flying at low altitudes (500 feet and below.) power lines; bridges; and terrain were just some of the hazards. I am not a sports fan and I'm not aware of the sports seasons. [This college] and other sports teams schedules are not posted on a government approved website. Sports team tfrs are not charted via a government approved source. I only found out by overhearing a pilot speaking with tower about the tfr. Tower was unsure about a tfr and then queried TRACON. I then went to TRACON who kept me out of the tfr southbound.if we are to avoid these sports team tfrs; alerting and charting by government approved sources is necessary. A better solution would be to repeal the public law associated with sports team tfrs since it apparently serves no benefit to national security. They apparently seem to serve the greedy self-interests of sports teams who want exclusive media rights and use security as false reason. A better restriction would be no loitering within 3 miles up to 3;000 feet unless approved by air traffic control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: R44 helicopter pilot reported a sport TFR incursion.
Narrative: During an aerial photography shoot of power boats; I had an apparent incursion of a football game Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR). NOTAMs were checked and I was only aware of a [different] TFR. I was also aware of Restricted area which we avoided. My main focus was safety of flight as we were flying at low altitudes (500 feet and below.) Power lines; bridges; and terrain were just some of the hazards. I am not a sports fan and I'm not aware of the sports seasons. [This college] and other sports teams schedules are not posted on a government approved website. Sports team TFRs are not charted via a government approved source. I only found out by overhearing a pilot speaking with Tower about the TFR. Tower was unsure about a TFR and then queried TRACON. I then went to TRACON who kept me out of the TFR Southbound.If we are to avoid these sports team TFRs; alerting and charting by government approved sources is necessary. A better solution would be to repeal the public law associated with sports team TFRs since it apparently serves no benefit to national security. They apparently seem to serve the greedy self-interests of sports teams who want exclusive media rights and use security as false reason. A better restriction would be no loitering within 3 miles up to 3;000 feet unless approved by Air Traffic Control.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.