Narrative:

On early evening of sep/mon/01 went on short VFR flight in my local area to practice basic airwork, unaware of VFR flight restrs. Did not call FSS for briefing as WX was cavu and had heard on news that GA was flying again. Learned of transgression when ZID called ground personnel who relayed message to me on CTAF. Was monitoring ZID when not in local area but got no call. Transponder was operating at all times. I called ZID on landing. Should have gotten briefing before flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT OPERATES ACFT DURING PERIOD OF RESTR FLT RULES DUE TO EVENT THAT OCCURRED ON SEP-TUE-01.

Narrative: ON EARLY EVENING OF SEP/MON/01 WENT ON SHORT VFR FLT IN MY LCL AREA TO PRACTICE BASIC AIRWORK, UNAWARE OF VFR FLT RESTRS. DID NOT CALL FSS FOR BRIEFING AS WX WAS CAVU AND HAD HEARD ON NEWS THAT GA WAS FLYING AGAIN. LEARNED OF TRANSGRESSION WHEN ZID CALLED GND PERSONNEL WHO RELAYED MESSAGE TO ME ON CTAF. WAS MONITORING ZID WHEN NOT IN LCL AREA BUT GOT NO CALL. XPONDER WAS OPERATING AT ALL TIMES. I CALLED ZID ON LNDG. SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN BRIEFING BEFORE FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.