No anomoly occurred.

Attributes
ACN	97946
Time
Date	198811
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pbi
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 22000
ASRS Report	97946
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Temporary prohibited area in effect for on pbi VOR 172 degree right 12 DME fix which is on coastline directly over a route helicopters are requested to fly. No advanced warning given. I realize that according to federal aviation regulation 91 it is pilot's responsibility to check for all NOTAMS before every flight, but if each time we called the FSS we would never get through. It is grossly unfair to the aviation community to expect every operator to know about such unusual restrictions on such short notice. Reporter states no anomaly really occurred as prohibited area did not become effective until after he flew through. No indication from any facility he contacted prior to or during initial flight. Later, after prohibited area became effective, all towers and TRACON were informing pilots. FSS is so poorly staffed that phones are often not answered. Trying to determine NOTAMS from them is a lost cause.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NO ANOMOLY OCCURRED.

Narrative: TEMPORARY PROHIBITED AREA IN EFFECT FOR ON PBI VOR 172 DEG R 12 DME FIX WHICH IS ON COASTLINE DIRECTLY OVER A ROUTE HELIS ARE REQUESTED TO FLY. NO ADVANCED WARNING GIVEN. I REALIZE THAT ACCORDING TO FEDERAL AVIATION REG 91 IT IS PLT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHK FOR ALL NOTAMS BEFORE EVERY FLT, BUT IF EACH TIME WE CALLED THE FSS WE WOULD NEVER GET THROUGH. IT IS GROSSLY UNFAIR TO THE AVIATION COMMUNITY TO EXPECT EVERY OPERATOR TO KNOW ABOUT SUCH UNUSUAL RESTRICTIONS ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE. RPTR STATES NO ANOMALY REALLY OCCURRED AS PROHIBITED AREA DID NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL AFTER HE FLEW THROUGH. NO INDICATION FROM ANY FAC HE CONTACTED PRIOR TO OR DURING INITIAL FLT. LATER, AFTER PROHIBITED AREA BECAME EFFECTIVE, ALL TWRS AND TRACON WERE INFORMING PLTS. FSS IS SO POORLY STAFFED THAT PHONES ARE OFTEN NOT ANSWERED. TRYING TO DETERMINE NOTAMS FROM THEM IS A LOST CAUSE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.