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Is that the 3rd Amendment in the Bill of Rights? I always forget that one.

If RAPCON advises you in advance that you have traffic that is going to transit the MOA, and then they give you an altitude restriction, I fail to see where it is "dangerous".

Just finished Any Weir's The Martian... Amazing book, could not put it down. Basically, (no spolier), an astronaut gets left behind on Mars when his crew has to evacuate due to a storm - to be fair they think he's dead and cannot find the body in the short amount of time they have left. The marooned astronaut comes to, finding himself alone and has to survive until the next mission that will take place in years... The book is part Robin Crusoe, part Gravity and all McGyver... Weir did some really outstanding research for the book. There is a movie coming out soon with Matt Damon in the role of the lost astronaut... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p7bgMxewxA

In UPT it happened probably close to 10 times when RAPCON had us hold above a certain altitude in our MOA for a civil aircraft to transit through. I get that it's perfectly legal but it's frustrating (and dangerous) nonetheless. That's not to mention the multiple instances of GA aircraft blasting through without a warning and a close midair.