What You Can Do
With the inauguration of President Trump, we can expect he may spend some time at his Bedminster Golf Course. Like in his first term, we can expect Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) that will prevent flying from Somerset and Solberg Airports, especially on weekends and an extended vacation likely during the summer peak flying months.
In 2017 Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-7) put forth a common-sense solution directing the FAA to perform a study for the purpose of allowing vetted pilots to fly into recurring Presidential TFRs. Pilots would have a background check and fingerprints, using the same procedures that has allowed pilots to fly into the DC Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ) for nearly 20 years without incident. This was part of the 2018 FAA Authorization bill passed by the House of Representatives, US Senate, and signed into law by the President. Yet the FAA failed to act on this requirement.
We, at Somerset Airport, have been in conversation with Congressman Tom Kean about this. He is aware of the situation and has been helpful, but he is just one member of Congress.
We need you to make your voice heard. Contact your Representative and your Senators and tell them you want the FAA to study, then implement, this common-sense solution that keeps our President safe, but allows “vetted” air traffic to continue.
Email, write or call you member of Congress and Senators. Tell them you want the FAA to complete the study required of them in 2018 then implement the process to allow vetted pilots to continue to fly during TFRs. Find your Senator or Representative.
What to Tell Them...
"Please support the common-sense solution that allows vetted/safe pilots to operate in and out of their local airport during a recurring Presidential TFR. Support funding and direct the FAA to complete the study they were assigned during the 2018 FAA Authorization Bill--a study they failed to produce."
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