Narrative:

Departed leesburg VFR. Should have been DVFR. Communication established immediately upon takeoff, but did not have discrete transponder code assigned prior to departure. Not locally based and unfamiliar with the area. I thought I was clear of the ADIZ. We were conducting training operations, transiting leesburg. Suggest fbos within the ADIZ be requested to post ADIZ procedures prominently to assist transient pilots.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE58 PLT DEPARTS JYO WITHOUT REQUIRED ADIZ PROC REQUIREMENTS.

Narrative: DEPARTED LEESBURG VFR. SHOULD HAVE BEEN DVFR. COM ESTABLISHED IMMEDIATELY UPON TKOF, BUT DID NOT HAVE DISCRETE XPONDER CODE ASSIGNED PRIOR TO DEP. NOT LOCALLY BASED AND UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. I THOUGHT I WAS CLR OF THE ADIZ. WE WERE CONDUCTING TRAINING OPS, TRANSITING LEESBURG. SUGGEST FBOS WITHIN THE ADIZ BE REQUESTED TO POST ADIZ PROCS PROMINENTLY TO ASSIST TRANSIENT PLTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.