PLT AND RPTR; ACTING AS NAVIGATOR; BLUNDER INTO THE OUTER EDGES OF A PRESIDENTIAL TFR NEAR INDIANAPOLIS WHEN THEY USE STATUTE RATHER THAN NM TO DEFINE THE AREA.

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IN READING THE TEXT OF THE NOTAM ESTABLISHING THE TFR (FDC 3/8512); I MISSED THE PHRASE 'NM' AND SET UP A 30 STATUTE MI RING AROUND KIND; WHICH WE STAYED OUT OF. UNFORTUNATELY; WE DID FLY INTO THE 30 NM AIRSPACE. WHILE I WAS NOT PIC; I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR NAV. THERE WERE 2 MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. THE COMPLICATED TEXT OF THE TFR ITSELF AND THE INABILITY TO CONTACT ATC DUE TO VERY BUSY CTLRS. ON THE RETURN TRIP I REALIZED THE MISTAKE; AND WE WERE SURE TO STAY 40 NM FROM KIND. THE WX FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP WAS CAVU; SO I DID NOT FILE AN IFR FLT PLAN; BUT SHOULD HAVE FILED VFR. I SUGGEST THAT FDC 3/8512 BE REWRITTEN AS FOLLOWS TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AND RECOGNIZABLE COMPLIANCE. EXAMPLE: FDC 3/8512 ZID FLT RESTRS. FRI/SEP/03 LCL. A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR HAS BEEN ISSUED IN THE VICINITY OF INDIANAPOLIS; IN: A) FROM SEP/FRI/03; XA20 UTC UNTIL SEP/FRI/03 XH15 UTC WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS (34.5 STATUTE MI) OF 394302N/0861740W OR THE VHP149006.7 (CTR OF KIND) UP TO BUT NOT INCLUDING FL180. 1) ALL ACFT ENTERING OR EXITING THIS 30 NM RADIUS SHALL BE ON AN ACTIVE VFR OR IFR FLT PLAN WITH A DISCREET CODE ASSIGNED BY ATC. ACFT SHALL BE SQUAWKING THE DISCREET CODE PRIOR TO DEP AND WHILE IN THE TFR. 2) ALL ACFT MUST REMAIN IN 2-WAY RADIO COMS WITH ATC. 3) ACFT OPS ARE LIMITED TO ARRIVING OR DEPARTING LCL ARPTS AND ATC MAY AUTH TRANSIT OPS. (CALL ON XXX.XXX) ACFT MAY NOT LOITER. 4) FLT TRAINING; PRACTICE INST APCHS; AEROBATIC FLT; GLIDER OPS; PARACHUTE OPS; ULTRALIGHT; HANG GLIDING; BALLOON OPS; AGRICULTURE/CROP DUSTING; ANIMAL POPULATION CTL; BANNER TOWING; COMMERCIAL CARGO CARRIER OPS THAT FAIL TO MEET THE TSA'S DOMESTIC SECURITY INSPECTION PROGRAM ARE NOT AUTH. 5) UNITED STATES SECRET SVC CLRED ACFT AND MEDICAL FLT COMPANIES SHALL COORDINATE WITH UNITED STATES SECRET SVC PRIOR TO THIS NOTAM TAKING EFFECT TO AVOID DELAYS. B) FROM SEP/FRI/03 XA20 UTC UNTIL SEP/FRI/03 XH15 UTC WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS (11.5 SM) OF 394302N/0861740W OR THE VHP149006.7 (CTR OF KIND) UP TO; BUT NOT INCLUDING FL180. 1) ALL ACFT PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR THOSE SPECIFICALLY CLRED IN ADVANCE BY THE SECRET SVC. C) FROM SEP/FRI/03 SA45 UTC UNTIL SEP/FRI/03 XC45 UTC WITHIN 8 NM RADIUS (9.2 SM OF 395318N/0861531W OR THE VHP048006.7 UP TO; BUT NOT INCLUDING FL180. 1) ALL ACFT PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR THOSE SPECIFICALLY CLRED IN ADVANCE BY THE SECRET SVC. D) FROM SEP/FRI/03 XC00 UTC UNTIL SEP/FRI/03 XG50 UTC WITHIN 8 NM RADIUS (9.2 SM) OF 394626N/0860904W OR THE VHP103010.3 UP TO; BUT NOT INCLUDING FL180. 1) ALL ACFT PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR THOSE SPECIFICALLY CLRED IN ADVANCE BY THE SECRET SVC. E) FROM SEP/SAT/03 XG10 UTC UNTIL SEP/SAT/03 XH15 UTC LCL WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS (11.5 SM) OF 394302N/0861740W OR THE VHP149006.7 (CTR OF KIND) UP TO; BUT NOT INCLUDING FL180. 1) ALL ACFT PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR THOSE SPECIFICALLY CLRED IN ADVANCE BY THE SECRET SVC.