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Flight rules to be less strict during Obama visit

Federal authorities intend to impose less onerous temporary flight restrictions while President Obama and his family are vacationing in Kailua.

KGMB-TV reported this evening that the rules will still include a 10-mile no-fly zone centered on Kailua and a less restrictive 30-mile zone beyond that.

But the agreement also will allow flight schools and air tour firms to continue operating with certain limitations, including the mandatory screening of pilots, students and passengers, the filing of flight plans and a ban on introductory lessons for foreign students.

The pact was reached between representatives of the companies and the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Secret Service.

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