Airspace Coordinating Measures

Question 1

Two Primary Goals of ACMs

Answer 1

Increase Efficiency

Safeguard Friendlies

Question 2

Two main methods of Airspace Control

Answer 2

Positive Control

Procedural Control

Question 3

Positive Control Requires what two primary conditions?

Answer 3

Means to communicate with A/C for required control instructions

Means to locate and ID airspace users

Question 4

Positive Control Relies on:

Answer 4

-Radar and other sensors
-Cooperative IFF Systems (Squawk codes)
-Digital Data Links
Other elements of the air defense system
-Visual (how JTACs maintain control)

Question 5

Procedural Control relies on established ACM’s

Answer 5

-Coordination levels/ Coordinating Altitudes

-Restricted Operating Zones (ROZs)

-Standard use Army Aircraft Flight Route (SAAFR)

-High Density Airspace Control Zones (HIACZ)

-ACAs (Airspace Coordination Area)

Question 6

The JFC uses Airspace Control Authority to establish formal ACM’s in what?

Answer 6

The Airspace Control Plan (ACP)

Airspace Control Order (ACO)

Question 7

Airspace Control Order

Answer 7

Implements the airspace control plan for specific time periods

Published as part of the ATO or as a separate document

Question 8

Air Tasking Order

Answer 8

Provides call signs, targets, controlling agencies, ordinance, and general instructions

Question 9

SPINS

Answer 9

Airspace procedures and airspace usages are published here in some theaters

Question 10

Where are Procedural ACM’s established and disseminated?

Answer 10

ACP, ACO, SPINS of the ATO

Question 11

Coordination Level

Answer 11

Level that separates the altitude from which rotary A/C and fixed A/C fly (Around 3500 ft)

Question 12

Coordinating Altitude

Answer 12

ACM that uses ALT to separate users as the transitions between different airspace coordinating elements

Question 13

Restricted Operations Zone

Answer 13

Airspace reserved for specific activities in which the operation of one or more users is restricted

Question 14

High Density Airspace Control Zone (HIDACZ)

Answer 14

Airspace designated in an ACP or ACO where there’s a concentrated employment of numerous and varied weapons and airspace users

Question 15

Standard Use Army Aircraft Flight Route (SAAFR)

Answer 15

• Routes established below the coordination level. Typically located in the corps through brigade.
  -Does not require the approval of the airspace control authority

Question 16

Two types of Airspace Coordination Areas (ACAs)

Answer 16

Formal and informal

Question 17

Formal ACA’s

Answer 17

Promulgated in the ACO, ATO, and SPINs

Question 18

Airspace Coordination Area (ACA)

Answer 18

3D block of air space in target area where friendly air craft are reasonably safe from friendly surface fires

Question 19

Informal ACA

Answer 19

Short in duration but are no less important than a formal ACA (Stay west of 38 Northing)

Question 20

ACA’s are normally

Answer 20

Restrictive for artillery and permissive for aircraft