MDW ground stop - tower evacuated

[Sluggo63]

KLAS Non-towered Ops

 

[Pilawt]

They're putting TFR's up now; apparently too many 150's doing TNG's at Midway.

On Thursday, the FAA placed a temporary flight restriction over Midway to allow only commercial flights and other authorized flights after a number of local private pilots began using the airport for touch-and-go landing practice.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/coronavirus-airlines-flights-cancel/2020/03/20/id/959249/
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<sigh>

 

[MIFlyer]

Just for giggles I pulled up KLAS tower (Both) on liveatc.net and the FIRST transmission I heard ended with "Any other traffic, please advise"...

FOR THE WIN!

 

[Palmpilot]

On Thursday, the FAA placed a temporary flight restriction over Midway to allow only commercial flights and other authorized flights after a number of local private pilots began using the airport for touch-and-go landing practice.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/coronavirus-airlines-flights-cancel/2020/03/20/id/959249/
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<sigh>

Which once again illustrates the principle that not everything that's legal is a good idea.