SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ABOVE FLIGHT LEVEL (FL) 600

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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 1998
• Sequence Number: 33
• Content Type: REGULATION

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FEDERAL AVIA-110 i AGENCY
St,.': LlMENTARY PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ABOVE
LIGHT LEVEL (FL) 600 . '
PU7'iOSE. This notice establishes supplementary procedures for the
control of aircraft operating above FL 600. The changes specified
herein and the basic procedures currently in effect will. be placed in
Handbook 7110.9 at a later date.
E .ARENCE. Order 7100.1A, subject: "Procedures for the Control of
Aircraft Above Flight Level 600,1 ?dated June 15, 1966.
B?? C1CG :OUNPD. Air route, traffic control centers (ARTCCs) have been
controlling aircraft operating above FL 600 since July 1965, and the
:ewice'they have been providing has been highly commended by the
military services. And controllers have been gaining valuable
experience through the control of the military supersonic aircraft.
This experience has prompted some minor changes to Order 7100.1, and
reflected the need to disseminate some. operational characteristics of
the SR-71/YF-12A aircraft with preferred: control techniques.
4. CHANGES'TO ORDER 7100.1A.
a. Flight Plans. Those ARTCCs filing advance flight plans as required.
by Order 7100.1A will include the Central Altitude Reservation
Facility (CHAR ) as an addressee on all flight plans and movement
messages. 'CARE will plot and analyze these flights to determine
whether it could assist in flight planning so as to reduce air
traffic adjustments to the flight once it is airborne. However,
this action is for study purposes only and CARP will take no action
with ARTCCs or scheduling units as a result of this plotting activity.
b. Route of Flight. Elapsed ti-r~r from takeoff to the first fix in each
ARTCC area (7100.IA-6b) will be included in the route of flight.
c. Departure Times. Departure times will be forwarded to all ARTCCs
concerned by the ARTCC responsible for processing the flight plan.
Additionally, if a mission is aborted, the ARTCC receiving this
information will notify appropriate ARTCCs in order to release air-
space blocks; e.g. refueling tracks.
uis:riuution: AT-7100; FAT-1, 2, 3 (1-5); FAT-4,
7 (1 cy); FAE-2 (2 cy)
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d. initial Contacts; The Department of Defense.(DOD) has agreed that
pilo;:s will report their altitude, using the coded plan, and
intended fli;;ht profile on initial contact with each ARTCG. The
altitude codes for the day should be readily available to the
controllers at their positions of operation.
S: Co\rrr,oi, T)-'.CITNIQti1S.
a. V'e tical Separation. This is the primary method desired to provide
separation between two supdrsonic aircraft. The control action
should be taken with the aircraft at the lower altitude since the
aircraft at the higher altitude may not be able to climb rapidly
enough to establish the required separation. Another aspect which
should be considered is that supersonic aircraft during turns,
cizher programmed or as the result of vectors, will lose a few
thousand feet. Additionally, vectoring supersonic aircraft seriously
affects the range and mission objectives..
b. R:dar Separation. This is the preferred method of separating a
subsonic aircraft both from another subsonic aircraft or from a
supersonic aircraft.
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a. Controller Briefings. It is essential that control personnel
involved in the control of these aircraft be completely familiar
with the procedures contained in Order,7100.1A and associated
directives. This includes classified material as required.
b. DOD Concurrence. The DOD concurs with the contents of this notice.
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