A civilian plane that has violated a temporary flight limitation (TFR) near the president Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Estate was established on Sunday by military officers and “supervised”.
In a statement released on Sunday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) said that its F-16 fighter aircraft responded to “a general aerial aircraft” that flying up Palm Beach, Florida.
Norad, an American military alliance With Canada, said that the civilian plane “the TFR had violated east light time at about 1:15 pm.”
“The plane was (then) safely accompanied from the area by Norad aircraft,” said Norad.
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Norad said his F-16 fighter aircraft responded to “a general aviation plane” that flew over Palm Beach, Florida. (US Air Force Photo by Msgt. Don Taggart)
The press release also noted that Norad aircraft had published ‘torches’ at the time, which may have been visible to citizens.
“The torches were used to attract attention from or to communicate with the pilot,” noted the explanation. “Torches are used with the highest regard for safety, burn quickly and completely and do not pose a danger to people on the ground.”
Norad Commander Gen. Gregory Guillot said that the desk “works closely” with the FAA to “keep the air over America safe, with good attention paid to areas with temporary flight restrictions (TFR).”
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A sheriff patrouill boat from Palm Beach County claims the waters around Mar-A-Lago on September 15, 2024. (Reuters/Giorgio Viera)
“Compliance with TFR procedures is essential to ensure flight safety, national security and the president’s security,” Guillot added. “The procedures are not optional, and the excessive number of recent TFR violations indicates that many civil pilots do not read notes or notams, before each flight, as required by the FAA, and has resulted in several answers from Norad Fighter Aircraft to guide the control of aircraft from the TFR.”
“If the pilot of an aircraft is accidentally intercepted by one of the hunters or helicopters, they must immediately come to frequency 121.5 or 243.0 and turn around to turn the course until extra instructions on one of those frequencies are received.”
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Norad said it has responded to “more than 20 traces of interest” in the vicinity of Mar-A-Lago since the inauguration day. (Reuters/Ricardo Arduengo)
Since Trump was inaugurated on January 20, Norad has responded to “more than 20 tracks of interest” in the TFR area of ​​Palm Beach, the office said.
