Military Operations

Question 1

What is ALTRV?

Answer 1

• Altitude reservation is airspace utilization under prescribed conditions, normally employed for the mass movement of aircraft under special user requirements that cannot otherwise be accomplished.
• ALTRVs are approved by the appropriate ATC facility
• Shall receive special handling for FAA facilities

Question 2

ATC facilities shall provide inflight separation unless ____ is applicable. Define.

Answer 2

• MARSA- military assumes responsibility for separation of aircraft
• Is covered in LOA appropriate FAA/military document
• Will NOT be indiscriminately invoked by individual units or pilots
• ATC does not invoke or deny MARSA
• DOD is responsible for coordination with SUA and ATCAA
involving MARSA
• ATC is not responsible for determining which aircraft are
authorized to enter SUA/ATCAA

Question 3

When is MARSA discontinued?

Answer 3

When aircraft advise they are separated and ATC advises

MARSA is terminated

Question 4

Define SUA

Answer 4

Special use airspace is airspace of defined dimensions identified by an area on the surface of the earth wherein activities must be confined because of their nature and or wherein limitations may be imposed upon aircraft operations that are not part of those activities

Question 5

Define Alert Area.

Answer 5

Airspace that may contain a high volume of pilot training
activities or an unusual type of aerial activity, neither of which is hazardous to aircraft. Alert Areas are depicted on aeronautical charts for the information of nonparticipating pilots. All activities within an alert area are conducted in accordance with FARs and pilots of participating aircraft as well as pilots transitioning the area are equally responsible for collision avoidance

Question 6

Define Controlled Firing Area.

Answer 6

Airspace wherein activities are conducted under conditions so controlled as to eliminate hazard to nonparticipating aircraft and to ensure the safety of persons and property on the ground

Question 7

Define MOA.

Answer 7

A military operations area is airspace established outside of a class A airspace area to separate or segregate certain
nonhazardous military activities from IFR traffic and to identify for VFR traffic where these activities are conducted (can but up to but not including FL180, may be in any type of airspace except class A)

Question 8

Define Prohibited Airspace.

Answer 8

Airspace delegated under FAR Part 73 within which no person may operate an aircraft without permission of the using agency

Question 9

Define Restricted Area.

Answer 9

Airspace designated under FAR Part 73 within which the flight of aircraft, while not wholly prohibited, is subject to restriction. Most restricted areas are designated joint use, and IFR/VFR operations in the area may be authorized by the controlling ATC facility with is it not being utilized by the using agency. Restricted areas are depicted on the en route charts. Where joint use is authorized, the name of the ATC controlling facility is also shown

Question 10

Define Warning Area.

Answer 10

Airspace of defined dimensions, extending from 3 NM outward from the coast of the US, that contains activity that may be hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft. The purpose of such a warning area is to warn nonparticipating pilots of the potential danger. A warning area may be located over domestic or international waters or both

Question 11

Define ATCAA.

Answer 11

• ATC Assigned Airspace is airspace defined vertical/lateral limits assigned by ATC for the purpose of providing air traffic segregation between the specified activities being conducted within the assigned airspace and other IFR air traffic
• Normally overlies other published SUA such as a MOA and contains altitudes at or above FL180 within class A airspace.
This allows air traffic control facilities to protect all other aircraft on IFR flight plans from activities within ATCAA

Question 12

Why do SUA and ATC Assigned Airspace exist?

Answer 12

To separate military training activities from nonparticipating
aircraft

Question 13

Apply the appropriate separation minima between nonparticipating aircraft and SUA and ATCAA unless:

Answer 13

• Pilot informs you that permission has been obtained for using agency to operate in the airspace
• Using agency informs you that they have given permission for the aircraft to operate in the airspace
• It has been released to the controlling agency
• The aircraft is on an approved ALTRV, unless airspace is an ATCAA
• *these procedures do not apply to Alert Areas or Controlled Firing Areas

Question 14

How is SUA defined?

Answer 14

Horizontal limits are defined by geographical coordinates or other appropriate reference that clearly describe their boundary

Question 15

How are aircraft separated from active SUA an ATCAA?

Answer 15

• FL290 and below- 500ft
• Above FL290- 1,000 ft
• FL600 and above- 6 miles
• Below FL600- 3 miles
• *not required for Prohibited/Restricted/warning areas not
involving aircraft operations, vector to avoid

Question 16

What does the word “to” mean when referring to an altitude or flight level?

Answer 16

Up to an including

Question 17

Define aerial refueling.

Answer 17

A procedure used by the military to transfer fuel from one aircraft to another during flight

Question 18

Define Military Training Route.

Answer 18

• MTR is airspace of defined vertical and lateral dimensions
established for the conduct of military flight training at airspeeds in excess of 250 kts IAS
o IFR Military Training Route- (IR) is a route used by the DOD and associated Reserve and Air Guard units for the
purpose of conducting low altitude navigation and tactical
training in both IFR and VFR conditions below 10,000 ft
MLS at airspeeds in excess of 250 kts IAS
o VFR Military Training Route- (VR) a route used by the DOD and associated Reserve and Air Guard units for the
purpose of conducting low altitude navigation and tactical
training under VFR conditions below 10,000 ft MLS at
airspeeds in excess of 250 kts IAS
• All route are one way only (IR177, VR265)

Question 19

Define Celestial Navigation.

Answer 19

The art and science of finding one’s geographic position by
means of astronomical observations, particularly by measuring altitudes of celestial objects-sun moon planets or stars. During CELNAV, the pilot will advise ATC before initiating and heading changes which exceed 20 degrees

Question 20

Define Formation Flight.

Answer 20

Consists of more than one aircraft which, by prior arrangement between pilots, operate as a single aircraft with regard to navigation and position reporting

Question 21

Define Standard Formation Flight.

Answer 21

Each wingman will maintain a position no more than 1 mile

laterally or longitudinally within 100 feet vertically from the flight leader

Question 22

Define Non Standard Formation Flight.

Answer 22

• The flight leader has requested and ATC has approved formation dimensions other than standard, or
• The formation is operating on an approved ALTRV or under the provisions of a LOA, or
• The formation is operating in airspace specifically designated for special activity

Question 23

Separation requirements for formation flights.

Answer 23

• Standard formation add 1 mile
• Two standard formations add 2 miles
• Nonstandard formation apply appropriate separation minima to perimeters of nonstandard formation (assign an appropriate beacon code to each aircraft or lead and trail aircraft)

Question 24

What information must be forwarded to FSS from airborne military flights?

Answer 24

• IFR flight plans
• Changes from VFR to IFR flight plans
• Changes to IFR flight plans such as a change in fuel exhaustion time or a change in destination
o Aircraft ID/type
o Departure point
o Original destination
o Position and time
o New destination
o ETA
o Remarks including fuel exhaustion time
o Revised ETA