PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL PENETRATED A RESTR AREA WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS NOT BEING USED.

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DEPARTED FD04-LEEWARD AIR RANCH JUN/FRI/95 XA30 LCL VFR. BEFORE DEP; CONFIRMED WITH FSS THAT R2910 WAS COLD. CONTACTED JAX APCH UPON DEP AND CONFIRMED RTE OF FLT LNDG ORMOND BEACH (OMN). JAX CTLR HANDLED ME FOR ABOUT 15 MINS AND CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW I WAS IN A RESTR AREA. I CONFIRMED MY POS AND TOLD CTLR THAT I HAD CONFIRMED R2910 COLD. HE STATED AREA WAS HOT AND TOLD ME SVC WAS TERMINATED AND GAVE ME FREQ FOR DAYTONA APCH. I CONTACTED DAYTONA APCH AND THEY GAVE ME FLT FOLLOWING TO OMN. I HAVE BEEN FLYING 16 YRS AND TRAVERSE THIS AREA FREQUENTLY AND; WHILE GENERALLY UNEVENTFUL; THIS WAS JUST UNUSUAL SO I FELT IT SHOULD BE RPTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS NEVER FURTHER CONTACTED BY THE FAA REGARDING THIS MATTER. HE BELIEVES THAT THE MATTER WAS DROPPED SINCE HE WAS ALREADY DEPARTING THE RESTR AREA AND THAT ANOTHER CTLR HAD PROBABLY NOT SPOKEN UP ABOUT HIS PROPOSED RTE THROUGH THE AREA AS NOT BEING ACCEPTABLE! HE HAS SINCE DISCUSSED THIS MATTER WITH FORMER CTLRS AND FOUND THAT HE HAS NOT IN THE PAST ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO GO THROUGH THE RESTRICTED AREA PRIOR TO ENTERING IT. HE WAS ADVISED TO FIRST STAY CLR AND ASK THE CTLING AGENCY BEFORE ATTEMPTING FLT THROUGH THE AREA AND THAT FSS DOES NOT HAVE AUTH TO INDICATE PERMISSION EVEN IF THE AREA IS NOT 'HOT;' OR ACTIVE!