There was another one issued yesterday. Why they need two of them is anyone’s guess.
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_2372.html
Issue Date : August 11, 2014 at 2027 UTC
Location : FERGUSON, Missouri near ST LOUIS VORTAC (STL)
Beginning Date and Time : August 11, 2014 at 2030 UTC
Ending Date and Time : August 15, 2014 at 2030 UTC
Reason for NOTAM : Temporary flight restrictions
Type : Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s) : N/A
Pilots May Contact : KANSAS CITY (ZKC) ARTCC, 913-254-8500
Airspace Definition:
Center: On the ST LOUIS VORTAC (STL) 129 degree radial at 11 nautical miles. (Latitude: 38º44’28”N, Longitude: 90º18’12”W)
Radius: 3 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 5000 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From August 11, 2014 at 2030 UTC
To August 15, 2014 at 2030 UTC
No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM (except as described).
ONLY RELIEF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS UNDER DIRECTION OF ST
ARTCC: ZKC - Kansas City Center
Point of Contact: LOUIS COUNTY POLICE DEPT
Telephone 314-890-4727
Authority: Title 14 CFR section 91.137(a)(1)
OK, I’m a flight instructor (necessarily a commercial license). This area is already 100% “only those operating with a clearance to be there.” What is there to gain by making it explicitly a TFR? Well, that’d be the barking dog of “and we’re not going to write any permissions, either,” but that was already what the tower controllers at Lambert were able to make happen without the TFR.
The local police directing this TFR action is probably the most interesting part of this exercise. More power has gone to the local police; more coordination with the Federales.
HF