Narrative:

At approximately XA30 am or so, on 11/fri/01, I called flight service for a standard VFR briefing. I asked for WX and any applicable NOTAMS. The briefer asked me if I was aware of the recent flight restrs that were applicable. I said that I was aware of the flight restrs in general, but I didn't know where they were. I stated my route of flight. I was not given any indication or information to the fact that there were any of these tfrs (temporary flight restrictions) in my direct route. I took this for a go-ahead for an unassisted VFR flight. I did not file a flight plan. I took off from ZZZ and flew directly towards ZZZ1. I had my transponder squawking 1200 the entire time using mode C. I was utilizing my GPS so I was within a mile of my planned flight path. I overflew ZZZ1 then turned directly toward the next way point between ZZZ1 and ZZZ2. This was ZZZ3 when I was approximately 10 to 15 mi from the airport, I tuned in ZZZ3. The AWOS said the airport was closed due to the recent NOTAM. Nothing more. I didn't think this airport was closed because it was inside one of those tfrs. I found out later, I was wrong! The briefer didn't say any tfrs were in my flight path. I then proceeded (not knowingly at this time) directly thru one or two tfrs in that area. I think my approximate altitude at that time was 4500 ft or so. I altered my flight plan slightly and headed towards ZZZ3. I flew just south of ZZZ3. I contacted their unicom and asked for a landing advisory. They complied and reported nothing special. I landed. I had breakfast. I thought I should call flight service again, before taking off on my final leg toward ZZZ1. I was informed about the tfr just west of that airport. The outer ring was only one to two miles away! I landed at MMM without incident and without violating that tfr. After landing, I was told that center called me. I was asked to call them. I didn't know why. I called. He said he thought it was me that violated airspace. I said I was not aware of any that I violated. Where? I was unsure at that time which one he was talking about. It wasn't until I came home, and got on the internet, that I realized that I really did violate one of those darned tfrs. Looking back, if I would have known to get on the internet, and get on the aviation web site, I could have printed all these tfrs out. It sure is difficult to tell where these things are if you are not told during a briefing that they are in your flight path. They are not depicted on the maps. I called a briefer and discussed it with him later. He said they did not have any maps there. I wondered then, how in the world they be able to warn me if these tfrs are in my flight path?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN RV6A PLT VIOLATED A TFR INVOLVING A PWR PLANT.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA30 AM OR SO, ON 11/FRI/01, I CALLED FLT SVC FOR A STANDARD VFR BRIEFING. I ASKED FOR WX AND ANY APPLICABLE NOTAMS. THE BRIEFER ASKED ME IF I WAS AWARE OF THE RECENT FLT RESTRS THAT WERE APPLICABLE. I SAID THAT I WAS AWARE OF THE FLT RESTRS IN GENERAL, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THEY WERE. I STATED MY ROUTE OF FLT. I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INDICATION OR INFO TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE ANY OF THESE TFRS (TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS) IN MY DIRECT ROUTE. I TOOK THIS FOR A GO-AHEAD FOR AN UNASSISTED VFR FLT. I DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN. I TOOK OFF FROM ZZZ AND FLEW DIRECTLY TOWARDS ZZZ1. I HAD MY XPONDER SQUAWKING 1200 THE ENTIRE TIME USING MODE C. I WAS UTILIZING MY GPS SO I WAS WITHIN A MILE OF MY PLANNED FLT PATH. I OVERFLEW ZZZ1 THEN TURNED DIRECTLY TOWARD THE NEXT WAY POINT BETWEEN ZZZ1 AND ZZZ2. THIS WAS ZZZ3 WHEN I WAS APPROX 10 TO 15 MI FROM THE ARPT, I TUNED IN ZZZ3. THE AWOS SAID THE ARPT WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE RECENT NOTAM. NOTHING MORE. I DIDN'T THINK THIS ARPT WAS CLOSED BECAUSE IT WAS INSIDE ONE OF THOSE TFRS. I FOUND OUT LATER, I WAS WRONG! THE BRIEFER DIDN'T SAY ANY TFRS WERE IN MY FLT PATH. I THEN PROCEEDED (NOT KNOWINGLY AT THIS TIME) DIRECTLY THRU ONE OR TWO TFRS IN THAT AREA. I THINK MY APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE AT THAT TIME WAS 4500 FT OR SO. I ALTERED MY FLT PLAN SLIGHTLY AND HEADED TOWARDS ZZZ3. I FLEW JUST S OF ZZZ3. I CONTACTED THEIR UNICOM AND ASKED FOR A LANDING ADVISORY. THEY COMPLIED AND RPTED NOTHING SPECIAL. I LANDED. I HAD BREAKFAST. I THOUGHT I SHOULD CALL FLT SVC AGAIN, BEFORE TAKING OFF ON MY FINAL LEG TOWARD ZZZ1. I WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE TFR JUST W OF THAT ARPT. THE OUTER RING WAS ONLY ONE TO TWO MILES AWAY! I LANDED AT MMM WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WITHOUT VIOLATING THAT TFR. AFTER LANDING, I WAS TOLD THAT CTR CALLED ME. I WAS ASKED TO CALL THEM. I DIDN'T KNOW WHY. I CALLED. HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS ME THAT VIOLATED AIRSPACE. I SAID I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY THAT I VIOLATED. WHERE? I WAS UNSURE AT THAT TIME WHICH ONE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. IT WASN'T UNTIL I CAME HOME, AND GOT ON THE INTERNET, THAT I REALIZED THAT I REALLY DID VIOLATE ONE OF THOSE DARNED TFRS. LOOKING BACK, IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN TO GET ON THE INTERNET, AND GET ON THE AVIATION WEB SITE, I COULD HAVE PRINTED ALL THESE TFRS OUT. IT SURE IS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHERE THESE THINGS ARE IF YOU ARE NOT TOLD DURING A BRIEFING THAT THEY ARE IN YOUR FLT PATH. THEY ARE NOT DEPICTED ON THE MAPS. I CALLED A BRIEFER AND DISCUSSED IT WITH HIM LATER. HE SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY MAPS THERE. I WONDERED THEN, HOW IN THE WORLD THEY BE ABLE TO WARN ME IF THESE TFRS ARE IN MY FLT PATH?

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.