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Office of the Secretary of Defense - Joint Chiefs of Staff – Army – Navy – Marine Corps – Air Force – NORTHCOM
DoD Policy Board on Federal Aviation
United States Military Perspective
Optimum Use of Airspace
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Colonel David Jones
Military Director
DoD Policy Board on Federal Aviation
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Office of the Secretary of Defense - Joint Chiefs of Staff – Army – Navy – Marine Corps – Air Force – NORTHCOM
DoD Policy Board on Federal Aviation
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Established in 1960’s
DoD conduit for aviation policy issues
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DoD Policy Board on Federal Aviation
Organization
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• Services work operational
issues directly with the FAA or
other Air Navigation Service
Providers
• Unresolved operational issues
and items effecting all service
are forwarded to PBFA for
coordination
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National Air System (NAS)
Airspace users can be divided
into three categories
Commercial
General Aviation
Military Services
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All Airspace Under 60,000’ MSL is under the controlling Authority of the FAA
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Common Interests
Military/Civil Needs
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On time departure/arrivalUser
preferred
routing
Enroute
step climbs
Unrestricted
climb to
cruise
Constant
descent to
landing
No
unnecessary
vectoring
No duplication or
unnecessary
equipage
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Contrasting Military and Civil Operations Military Operations Civil Operations
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U.S. Military SUA Requirements
Requirements defined by:
Volume - enough to accomplish training objectives
Proximity - distance to operating airfields or installations
Time - available when training required
Attribute – physical characteristics
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Office of the Secretary of Defense - Joint Chiefs of Staff – Army – Navy – Marine Corps – Air Force – NORTHCOM
Benefits of Military Civil Cooperation
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Nominal access to and from operating space
requires circuitous routing and intermediate
level off altitudes
20% Fuel expenditure in-route / 15% back
leaving 65% for mission requirements
Airfield
Location
Jet Route Must Be Closed
When Warning Area Active
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Office of the Secretary of Defense - Joint Chiefs of Staff – Army – Navy – Marine Corps – Air Force – NORTHCOM
Cooperation Benefits All
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Direct Assent
to Airspace
Airfield
Location
Alternate Areas
Further Away
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Cooperation Yields Fuel/Emissions
Savings or Additional Training Time
SEA LEVEL
FL060
FL100
FL200
50nm104nm
Fuel: 1468 lbs 766 lbs 702 lbs
Time: 14:14 6:08 8:33
Delta
With Altitude
Restrictions
Optimal
Climb on
Course
Aircraft: F-16C BI/BLK30
Drag Index: 153
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Cooperation Essential to Safely
Integrate New Technologies
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Office of the Secretary of Defense - Joint Chiefs of Staff – Army – Navy – Marine Corps – Air Force – NORTHCOM
DoD Policy Board on Federal Aviation
United States Military Perspective
Optimum Use of Airspace
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Colonel David Jones
Military Director
DoD Policy Board on Federal Aviation