A PA28-161 PLT FLEW INTO THE DISNEY WORLD TFR.
Synopsis
A PA28-161 PLT FLEW INTO THE DISNEY WORLD TFR.
Narrative
FLT WAS PLANNED VFR FROM ORL-SRQ. THAT RTE PASSES THROUGH THE DISNEY WORLD TFR (3 NM RADIUS AT AND BELOW 3000 FT). I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND THE TFR; SO I PLANNED ON GOING AROUND THE TFR TO THE N AND BEING AT 3000+ FT. I CLBED FROM 1500 FT TO 3200 FT AS SOON AS THE CLASS B ALLOWED; AND PICKED UP THE EPCOT BALL MANY MI OUT. I KNOW THE TFR IS FROM DISNEY WORLD AND DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE EPCOT. I EVEN HAD IT DISPLAYED ON GPS. FOR SOME REASON I THOUGHT EPCOT WAS DISNEY AND FLEW N OF IT; WHICH PUT ME JUST N OF DISNEY WORLD. I WAS HIGHER THAN 3000 FT WHEN I REACHED THE 3 MI LIMIT; BUT IT WAS FAR CLOSER THAN I WOULD WANT TO BE TO ANY TFR. ALTHOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE I ENTERED THE TFR; I DO THINK I MADE AN ERROR IN THINKING EPCOT WAS DISNEY. I ALSO HAD IT IN MY GPS; BUT AT THE 50 NM SCALE; IT'S HARD TO JUDGE 3 NM. NEXT TIME; I WILL HAVE A LOWER SCALE ON THE MAP. NEEDLESS TO SAY; I HAVE STUDIED THE MAP VERY CLOSELY; AND ONCE AGAIN REALIZE THAT IT IS EASY TO GET DISORIENTED; EVEN WHEN FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.