PLT AND PAX OF BE35 ARE INTERCEPTED BY MIL F16 WHEN THEY PENETRATE THE EXPANDED P49 TFR.

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PRIOR TO DEP FROM OSH I PROGRAMMED MY NEW GPS WITH A DEST OF SGF (SPRINGFIELD; MO). OUR FLT TO SPRINGFIELD WAS FINE USING THE GPS. PRIOR TO DEP FROM OSH I CHKED THE WX RADAR. I DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN BECAUSE THERE WERE APPROX 20 PEOPLE IN LINE FOR BRIEFINGS AND FILING. I FORGOT TO ASK ABOUT THE STATUS OF P-49. AFTER REFUELING AT SGF; I ASKED MY COPLT TO PROGRAM THE GPS FOR 88R USING THE QUICK START MANUAL. I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO READ THE MANUAL; ATTEMPT TO PROGRAM THE GPS AND MAINTAIN ALT AND HEADING. DISTR BY THE GPS I DRIFTED W AND FLEW OVER TSTC-WACO WHICH IS 25 NM FROM P-49 (E). WE WERE SOON INTERCEPTED BY AN F16. I TUNED THE RADIO TO 121.5 AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TUNE TO WACO APCH FOR INSTRUCTIONS. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO LAND AT WACO REGIONAL FOR FAA AND SECRET SVC INTERROGATION. I LEARNED THAT P-49 TFR WAS ACTIVATED THE DAY BEFORE. I AM FULLY AWARE OF P-49 AND IT WAS MY ERROR FOR FAILING TO CHK ITS STATUS. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT P-49 BE MADE 30 NM RADIUS AS LONG AS THERE IS A GOV OFFICIAL.