U. S. AIR FORCE FLIGHT TEST CENTER EDWARDS AFB, CA Testing the Future Today Toward dthe Unexplored
This slide show is a portion of the traveling Midair Collision Avoidance seminar given by the Edwards d AFB Flight Safety Office If you have a group of 30 or more pilots that would like to have the safety seminar at your location, please contact us at 661-277-2623 and schedule your date. We visit most of the Southern California and southern Nevada area
What we ll talk about tonight Edwards AFB Mission Other Missions Near Edwards AFB Special Use Airspace (R-2508) The Threat to Civilian Aviation Flying in R-2508
Air Force Flight Test Center Edwards AFB, CA AFFTC Mission: Provide Aerospace Research Development Test Evaluation Provide Aerospace Research, Development, Test, Evaluation, & Support for the United States and Our Allies
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Special Use Airspace (S.U.A.) Restricted Area Military Operating Area Controlled Firing Area Prohibited Area Alert Area Warning Area B-2
Restricted Areas Denote the existence of unusual, often invisible, hazards to aircraft such as artillery firing, aerial gunnery, or guided missiles. (AIM)
R-2508 Complex R-2508 FL200 - UNLTD R-2505 SFC - UNLTD R-2524 NAWCWPNS China Lake SFC - UNLTD R-2502N SFC - UNLTD R-2506 SFC - 6000' MSL R-2515 SFC - UNLTD Edwards AFB NTC Ft Irwin R-2502E SFC - UNLTD
R-2515 A Closer Look R-2506 RANDSBURG R-2524 R-2509 TEHACHAPI Mojave Rosamond KERN COUNTY LOS ANGELES COUNTY 58 14 CALIFORNIA CITY 14 138 58 EDWARDS AFB ROSAMOND DRY LAKEBED DESERT BUTTE TFR NORTH EDWARDS ROGERS DRY LAKEBED KERN COUNTY BORON WEST PIRA CUDDEBACK DRY LAKE R-2515 THREE SISTERS DRY LAKE Cords Road Test Area 395 EAST PIRA 58 HARPER DRY LAKE HELENDALE Barstow asto Lancaster EL MIRAGE DRY LAKE 395 0 5 10 MILES Palmdale PLANT 42 LITTLE ROCK LAKE LOS ANGELES PEARBLOSSOM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS Victorville
Military Operating Areas (MOAs) X-31 F-18 Airspace established outside class A airspace to separate or segregate certain non-hazardous military activities from IFR traffic and to identify for VFR traffic where these activities are conducted. (Far 1.1)
R-2508 Complex MOAs Porterville 2000' AGL - FL180 Bishop 200' AGL - FL180 Owens 200' AGL - FL180 Isabella 200' AGL - FL180 R-2506 Saline 200' AGL - FL180 R-2505 Panamint 200' AGL - FL180 R-2524 R-2502N Shoshone 200' AGL - FL180 Bakersfield 2000' AGL - FL180 R-2515 Buckhorn 200' AGL - FL180 Barstow 200' AGL - FL180
Controlled Firing Area Established to contain activities, which if not conducted in a controlled environment, would be hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft. (Far 1.1)
Trona Corridor Controlled Firing Area R-2505 NAWC China Lake R-2506 SFC - 6000' MSL R-2524 R-2515 Edwards AFB R-2502N NTC Ft Irwin R-2502E
Navigating g the Trona Gap R-2505 R-2506 Pt Bravo 3700 Road R-2515 5 R-2524 RR R-2502N R-2502E
The Threat: R-2508 Users Edwards AFB Users: USAF Test Pilot School, 8 Flight Test Squadrons, NASA Dryden, US Marines, Aero Club Other Users: US Navy, US Army, Air National Guard, National Test Pilot School, Commercial Test and You!
R-2508 Low Level Routes Bishop Owens Saline Porterville Panamint Shoshone Isabella T-38 Bakersfield Barstow Buckhorn
Aerial Refueling R-2505 LAKE ISABELLA PMD 345/75 Isabella Tanking Area Min Alt 15,000 MSL PMD 345/35 R-2515 ROGERS DRY LAKE
Weapons Delivery / Airdrop R-2506 Isabella MOA RANDSBURG Tehachipi 58 Mojave 14 California City 58 R-2515 Boron 395 138 58 Rosamond 14 Lancaster PIRA 395
UAVs Global Hawk Edwards AFB R-2515 Lancaster Palmdale l Predator
R-2508 Complex BIH What Can You Do: File / Fly a Flight Plan Talk to ATC / Joshua App Use Transponder PTV Use Exterior Lights Know the Airspace Rules R-2505 BTY Typical VFR Flyways LSV LAS R-2506 R-2524 R-2502N BLD R-2515 DAG HEC GMN PMD VCV
Particular R-2508 Hazards ATC Radar Limitations Scan time High speed vertical maneuvering Rugged Terrain Weak radio reception in some areas No radar warning of collision hazards Gliders & Skydivers w/o transponders Cal City, Tehachapi, El Mirage, & Owens Lake
Profile of a Midair Collision Most aircraft involved are engaged in recreational flying Most mid-airs occur during VFR conditions Majority are the result of faster aircraft overtaking and hitting slower aircraft No pilot is immune (solo-20,000+hrs.)
PERCEPTION/REACTION TIME Latent Reaction Time...0.6 sec Stimulate retinal receptors 0.2 sec Set up & move eye 02sec 0.2 Foveal perception 0.2 sec Recognition (0.65-1.5 sec)... 1.0 sec Decision time (1-3 sec)...2.0 sec Total reaction time...3.6 sec
PERCEPTION/REACTION TIME Latent Reaction Time...0.6 sec Stimulate retinal receptors 0.2 sec Set up & move eye 02sec 0.2 Foveal perception 0.2 sec Recognition (0.65-1.5 sec)... 1.0 sec Decision time (1-3 sec)...2.0 sec Total reaction time...3.6 sec Movement time... 1.0 sec Motor impulse 0.3 sec Gross movement 0.7 sec Total Time. ~4.6 sec
Proper Scanning Remember, when your cranium is in motion, vision is blurred and the brain cannot ID properly Divide id FOV into blocks 10-15 15 degrees wide Examine each block individually Remember to search above and below the horizon
Your Role In Collision Plan Ahead See and Avoid Clear Communicate Squawk Be Seen Avoidance Understand your limitations as a human processor ABOVE ALL AVOID COMPLACENCY
Tips for Success Be Visible and Predictable Contact ATC within 25 miles of R-2508 CLEAR Visually and on the Radio Remember Our MOAs Are Largely g y SEE & AVOID
Visit the AFFTC on the Web www.edwards.af.mil Click on Flight Safety in the lower right column To visit Edwards AFB Prescreened groups of 10-15: 661-277-3510 To visit NASA Dryden Flight Research 10:15 AM & 1:15 PM, M-F by appt: 661-276-3446 Dryden Web Site: http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov