Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50; Flight Crew Total 750; Flight Crew Type 745
Distraction; Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Airspace Structure; Procedure
I was on a flight to TRM via BTY vor to TNP Vor using GPS with a moving map on an MDX 20.  I asked for flight following from Oakland Center.  During the course of the flight I was consistently lost on Radar and asked to contact the next ATC station 50-75NM down the way.  Each time I told ATC my route; no one advised that I would violate Restricted Airspace.  I asked Nellis Control if Shoshone MOA was hot and was told negative.  I was handed off to Los Angeles Center and told them my destination.  I could see on my moving map that I was going to miss R-2502E by a safe distance.  I did not see R-2502A.  Nothing was said to me until the controller told me I was getting close to restricted space and suggested a turn of 10-15 degrees left; which I did immediately.  A minute later he came back in a panic and asked me to turn to a heading of 075 which I did; then he asked me to call center upon landing. I wasn't positive what the problem was as according to my GPS I did not enter restricted space; but apparently radar says differently.  I called Center and had a good discussion with the Supervisor.  He volunteered that they could have done more to assist me; and that their radar is not that accurate.  I realize that as PIC that it is my responsibility to avoid this airspace.  I either missed it on my GPS or my software is faulty.  I also had a current LA sectional chart I was using and I must have missed it on there; although the chart is currently in my plane and I have not reviewed it.
Pilot reports of possibly violating Restricted airspace while under flight following.