A CLRNC TO STAY EA OF A STADIUM IS MISINTERPRETED AND A NO FLY ZONE WAS ENTERED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT SECURITY DIRECTIVES.

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WE WERE RETURNING IN THE AFTERNOON AND CMH WAS LNDG ON THE 10'S. WHEN WE CHKED IN WITH APCH THEY ASKED US TO REMAIN E OF STADIUM. WE RESPONDED THAT WE WOULD. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THIS WAS THE FIRST REVENUE FLT THAT I HAD OPERATED IN CLOSE TO 3 MONTHS. SO; I KNOW MY SKILLS IN SIT AWARENESS WERE A LITTLE RUSTY. BOTH OF US KNEW WHICH WAY E WAS; HOWEVER WE INTERPRETED IT TO STAY W OF THE STADIUM AND TURN OUR FINAL THERE. IT HAD SLIPPED BOTH OUR MINDS THAT THERE WAS A NO FLY ZONE OVER STADIUMS GAMES SINCE SEP/TUE/01. THAT BEING SAID WE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE NO FLY ZONE. APCH QUERIED US AND TOLD US THAT WE MUST HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD HIS DIRECTIONS. AFTER WE LANDED WE CHKED OUR RELEASE; AND THERE WERE NO NOTAMS IN IT SUGGESTING THE NO FLY ZONE. I KNOW THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. I JUST FEEL THERE COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER COM WITH US AND APCH. SOMETHING LIKE 'DO NOT OVER FLY STADIUM' OR 'TEMPORARY FLT RESTR AROUND STADIUM; REMAIN CLR.' THINGS LIKE THAT MAY HELP US SHAKE THE RUST A LITTLE FASTER.