A HELI ASSOCIATION SUGGESTS WIDER AND MORE TIMELY DISSEMINATION OF NOTICES TO AIRMEN COVERING FLT RESTRICTIONS IN THE PROX OF PRESIDENTIAL AND OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIALS. SEE SECTION 91 PT 141 OF THE FARS.

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PRESIDENT CAMPAIGNING IN NJ. 3 FLT RESTRICTION NOTICES ISSUED FOR OCT/THU/92. USERS OF DUATS AND CONTRACTED WX/NOTAMS SVC WILL NOT GET THE NOTAM UNLESS THEY SPECIFICALLY CALL UP THE VOR THAT THE NOTAM IS PREDICATED ON (THIS EXPLAINED TO ME BY THE FAA MIL OPS OFFICE WHICH ISSUES THE NOTAM). A VFR PLT REQUESTING ONLY DEST AND ENRTE WX WILL NOT GET THE NOTAM BECAUSE HE DIDN'T REQUEST THE 3 VORS NAMED ABOVE. THEREFORE; HE COULD FLY RIGHT THROUGH A RESTR AREA. IN FACT; 1 OF OUR MEMBERS DID JUST THAT. THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WHEN I WAS GETTING NOTAMS FROM AFSS MILLVILLE (THEY GAVE ME EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE RECENTLY COMPLETED AN SSER ON NOTAMS ON THIS VERY PROBLEM. AFSS'S HAD THE VERY SAME PROBLEM BEFORE THIS SSER AND ERHC COMPLAINTS CORRECTED IT. SOLUTION: PUT ALL FLT RESTRICTION NOTAMS ON THE WIDE AREA DISTRIBUTION SYS (D NOTAMS) RATHER THAN THE LCL AREA ( L NOTAMS) SYS AS NOW SEEMS TO BE THE CASE. I SAT ON THE FAA'S SSER ON THIS PROBLEM AND FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT THIS NOW EXISTS ON DUAT. THE SSER INVOLVED MANY PEOPLE; LASTED FOR OVER A YR AND FOR WHAT?