THE PLT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL ACFT TOOK A 30 MIN VFR FLT.

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I CHKED AN AVIATION WEBSITE THUR AND DETERMINED THAT THE US AIRSPACE HAD BEEN REOPENED TO VFR TFC. FRI MORNING I FLEW 20 MILES SE OF MEADE. WHEN I RETURNED; AFTER A 30 MIN FLT I WAS MET BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SENT TO THE MEADE (MEJ) ARPT BY THE FAA. THE OFFICERS INFORMED ME THE FAA CALLED AND US AIRSPACE WAS STILL CLOSED TO VFR TFC. I CALLED FLT SERVICE AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FACT THAT AIRSPACE WAS CLOSED AND THAT MISINFORMATION HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THE AVIATION ORG. TO MY KNOWLEDGE; THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY THE FAA'S INCORRECT NOTAM THAT THE AIRWAY WAS OPENED TO VFR TFC. I SHOULD HAVE CONTRACTED FLT SERVICE PRIOR TO TAKING OFF. I DON'T USUALLY DO THIS FOR A 30 MIN LOCAL FLT; BUT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES I SHOULD HAVE RECHECKED THE AIRSPACE STATUS. I ASSURE YOU THAT I DID NOT WILLFULLY BREAK ANY REGULATIONS AND WASN'T TRYING TO 'SNEAK BY.' ON MY WAY BACK TO THE ARPT; BEFORE LNDG; I CLIMBED TO 6500 FT AND PRACTICED SLOW FLT AND A COUPLE STALLS; WELL INTO RADAR COVERAGE FOR OUR AREA. I SHALL IN THE FUTURE BE VERY VERY DILIGENT INVESTIGATING AIRSPACE STATUS.