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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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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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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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