NORAD said 11 civilian aircraft were encountered over temporary flight restriction airspace over the July 4, 2025, weekend. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Guillot said the NORAD armed fighter jets intercept and guide offending aircraft out of the TFR.
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"Should the pilot of an aircraft happen to find itself intercepted by either fighters or helicopters, they should immediately come up on frequency 121.5 or 243.0 and turn around to reverse course until receiving additional instructions on one of those frequencies," Guillot added.
In another instance on Saturday, an aircraft was safely escorted out of the TFR airspace just before 2:40 p.m., after a standard "headbutt" maneuver was used to get the pilot’s attention.
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President Donald Trump spent the weekend at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, during the July 4, 2025, weekend. ( Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The maneuver involves a military jet flying directly in front of a civilian aircraft at a close but safe distance to visually signal the pilot to either follow or change course.
Officials warned private pilots to do their homework before takeoff.
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"It is critically important for North American flight safety that Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) violations are avoided," NORAD said in a message to pilots. "All pilots must familiarize themselves with updates to restricted airspace, including reviewing new and existing FAA NOTAMs [Notice to Airmen] that impact their flight plans and activities. Adhering to FAA restricted airspace protocols is mandatory, regardless of geographical region, airframe, or aircrew."
Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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