’03 Flyer squawk 4657

I see according to AvWeb that president Bush is supposed to speak to the crowds at the Outer Banks in North Carolina on Wednesday, which of course, marks the 100th anniversary of powered flight. There was supposed to be a reenactment of the famous 1903 flight that morning, but now I’m wondering…

The president has a 30 mile temporary flight restriction that follows him around the country as he travels. Which is, in my opinion, a load of crap. it is my understanding that all aircraft not on an instrument flight are prohibited and will typically be greeted with F-15’s or Blackhawk helicopters or something equally impressive. The Wrights didn’t have the forethought to consider the amount of instrumentation required to fly without reference to the ground, so unfortunately the ’03 Flyer with not be able to file the instrument flight plan. Which leaves me wondering how they will get around this restriction?