R44 HELI PLT ON A FLT FROM SMITH MT LAKE TO FDK WAS UNAWARE THE DC ADIZ BOUNDARIES WERE NOT THE SAME AS THE CLASS B BOUNDARIES.

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ON DEC/TUE/03; I WAS FERRYING A ROBINSON R44 HELI FROM MOBILE; AL; TO ALLENTOWN; PA. WHILE ENRTE FROM SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE; VA; TO FREDERICK; MD; I TRANSITIONED AT 1500 FT MSL; UNDER THE OUTER 4500 FT AND 2500 FT RINGS OF THE WASHINGTON DULLES INTL CLASS B AIRSPACE. I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME THAT THE ENTIRE LATERAL LIMITS OF THAT AIRSPACE; TO THE SURFACE; HAD BECOME AN ADIZ. IN PREFLT BRIEFINGS; I HAD BEEN INFORMED OF RESTR AREAS AROUND WASHINGTON; DC; AND STATED THAT I WAS AWARE OF THEM. I ASSUMED THAT THEY MEANT THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA SPECIAL FLT RULES AREA THAT IS CLRLY MARKED ON THE LATEST; MOST CURRENT; SECTIONAL CHART. HAD I KNOWN THAT THE SECTIONAL DID NOT SHOW THE ENTIRE EXTENT OF THE WASHINGTON ADIZ; I NEVER WOULD HAVE FLOWN THROUGH THAT AREA. I DID NOT NEED TO FLY UNDER THE CLASS B AIRSPACE; AND ONLY CHOSE TO BECAUSE OF A DESIRE TO AVOID CLBING UP OVER THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN IN THE ACFT I WAS FERRYING; AS WELL AS TO CONSERVE FUEL BY FLYING A STRAIGHT LINE TO MY DEST. I REALIZE MY MISTAKE; AND I SHOULD HAVE MORE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED ALL OF THE NOTAMS. I HAVE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON AND SINCERELY HOPE THAT I DID NOT CAUSE ANY EXCESS WORKLOAD FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WORKING SO DILIGENTLY TO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY. I ONLY WISH THAT THEY WOULD GRAPHICALLY SHOW ON THE SECTIONAL CHART THE FULL EXTENT OF THE WASHINGTON ADIZ SO THAT PLTS LIKE ME; WHO DO NOT NORMALLY FLY IN THAT AREA; CAN PICK UP A CHART AND EASILY SEE WHAT AREAS MAY NEED TO BE AVOIDED. PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I AM A BEGINNING FLT INSTRUCTOR WHO IS STRIVING TO BE THE BEST POSSIBLE PLT. I AM TRULY EMBARRASSED FOR HAVING EVER LET AN INCIDENT SUCH AS THIS OCCUR. I AM WILLING TO WORK WITH THE FAA IN ANY WAY TO HELP STOP VIOLATIONS SUCH AS THIS; AND I DO RESPECT THE WORK THEY DO IN KEEPING US ALL SAFE.