The original question regarded VFR proceedures, not an instrument arrival. Flights under IFR need not be concerned with restricted airspace. ATC will vector around or through at their own discretion.
VFR operations are another matter. That a particular office permits you through a TFR in their airspace does NOT mean you're automatically cleared through a TFR simply because you receive a vector. If you're VFR, vector or not, you are responsible for avoidance of a TFR unless a clearace into that airspace is received.
Every year over fires intruders cause the airshow to shut down until they can be intercepted and escorted out. Lives and property are put at risk by those who can't seem to steer clear. When I flew air attack, one of our duties was to intercept intruding aircraft and escort the aircraft clear of the TFR. We would then process all available information for FAA use in enforcement action for a TFR violation.
When I first saw that practice, I thought it was overkill...until I came to realize just how serious a TFR incursion can be. After that, I fully supported (and still do) the practice. There's nothing like busting out of a smoke column in a canyon in a turn to find a private pilot rubber necking the effort in his 172, right in your face.
VFR operations are another matter. That a particular office permits you through a TFR in their airspace does NOT mean you're automatically cleared through a TFR simply because you receive a vector. If you're VFR, vector or not, you are responsible for avoidance of a TFR unless a clearace into that airspace is received.
Every year over fires intruders cause the airshow to shut down until they can be intercepted and escorted out. Lives and property are put at risk by those who can't seem to steer clear. When I flew air attack, one of our duties was to intercept intruding aircraft and escort the aircraft clear of the TFR. We would then process all available information for FAA use in enforcement action for a TFR violation.
When I first saw that practice, I thought it was overkill...until I came to realize just how serious a TFR incursion can be. After that, I fully supported (and still do) the practice. There's nothing like busting out of a smoke column in a canyon in a turn to find a private pilot rubber necking the effort in his 172, right in your face.
