(Now the Aeroclub is an aeronautical private community just west of KPBI and he was coming in from Winter Haven. Kudos to the ATC's at KPBI, they have a lot to juggle with Commercial aircraft coming into Palm Beach as this was all going on.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/f-16-intercepts-plane-with-headbutt-move-near-trump-s-mar-a-lago-resort/ar-AA1Cv8I2?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=3cc2059564aa4b46828b745a35b24192&ei=105An F-16 fighter jet performed a "headbutt" maneuver to intercept an aircraft flying close to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida last Friday, the U.S. military has said. The U.S. military has policed the airspace around Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort since the President returned to the White House in January, recording several violations since then.
The Air Force said on Friday it had responded to "over 20 tracks of interest" over Palm Beach since Trump's inauguration on January 20. The First Air Force at Florida's Tyndall Air Force Base said in a statement on Friday that North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) F-16 aircraft had intercepted a "general aviation aircraft" over Palm Beach at approximately 10.50 a.m. ET on April 4. This is a broad term referring to non-commercial civilian aircraft. The NORAD aircraft "conducted a headbutt maneuver to gain the civilian pilot's attention," before safely escorting the aircraft from the area, the Air Force said.
A "headbutt maneuver" often involves a fighter jet flying very close to another aircraft and cutting in front of its nose.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) puts out Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) to air crews, enforced by NORAD. TFRs are typically put in place during presidential visits.
Trump played golf at Mar-a-Lago on Friday in the wake of a raft of extensive tariff announcements that sent shockwaves through the global markets.
Pilots in the air are also responsible for making sure they check Notice to Airmen, or NOTAMs.
