A VERY LOW TIME PA32 SINGLE PLT VIOLATED THE WASHINGTON; DC ADIZ.

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I DECIDED TO FLY A FRIEND FROM HVN TO ANP; ANNAPOLIS; LEE. I FILED IFR BOTH WAYS TO SIMPLY KEEP MY HRS UP. I CALLED BURLINGTON FSS THE NIGHT BEFORE AND GOT A BRIEFING THAT CERTAINLY DIDN'T HIGHLIGHT ANY FLT RESTRS AROUND THE WASHINGTON AREA. AGAIN; ON SATURDAY MORNING; I CALLED BRIDGEPORT FSS FOR AN UPDATE OF CONDITIONS AND AGAIN; NO MENTION OF FLT RESTRS OR THE ADIZ AREA THAT ENCOMPASSED THE LEE ARPT; AS I LATER FOUND OUT. ARR WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE PLACE WAS A GHOST TOWN. WE CONDUCTED OUR BUSINESS AND; UPON OUR RETURN TO THE ARPT; I RAN INTO A LCL PLT AT THE OFFICE. I ASKED HIM WHAT WAS THE ACCEPTABLE WAY TO PICK UP A CLRNC. HE INFORMED ME THAT IF I COULDN'T REACH CLRNC DELIVERY ON THE GND TO SIMPLY TAKE OFF VFR; BUT STAY IN THE PATTERN BELOW 2500 FT AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACH THEM. I BRIEFLY LOOKED AT HIS VFR CHART HE WAS HOLDING AND IT SHOWED LEE BEING INSIDE THE WASHINGTON TCA; 2500-10000 FT RING. I TRIED CLRNC DELIVERY; BUT WITH NO SUCCESS; I DECIDED TO TAKE OFF AND TRY APCH. UPON LIFTOFF; I CALLED APCH AND TOLD HIM WE WERE VFR JUST OFF LEE; LOOKING FOR OUR IFR CLRNC BACK TO HVN. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO LAND AND CALL A PHONE NUMBER FOR OUR CLRNC. ONCE WE LANDED; I CALLED THE PHONE NUMBER AND THEY TOOK MY PLT INFO AND ASKED ME TO RE-FILE MY IFR FLT PLAN. WE PICKED UP OUR CLRNC AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL FLT HOME. REFLECTING BACK ON THE INCIDENT; I SHOULD HAVE NEVER TAKEN ANOTHER PLT'S WORD FOR ANYTHING. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED DEP ON THE GND AND SIMPLY GOT MY CLRNC. A POINT OF CONFUSION FOR ME WAS; WHY THE CURRENT WASHINGTON SECTIONAL WOULD STILL SHOW THE TCA ELEVATION RINGS LIKE ALWAYS; WHEN IN FACT THE CTL IS FROM 0-18000 FT THROUGHOUT THIS AREA. I HAVE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON THROUGH THIS INCIDENT; AND I BELIEVE IT WILL MAKE ME A BETTER PLT FOR IT.