Order 7110.65P, Air Traffic Control, with changes

8/5/047110.65P CHG 19−3−13. MILITARY OPERATIONS ABOVE FL 600Control aircraft operating above FL 600 using thefollowing procedures:a. Flight plans involving supersonic flight arerequired 16 hours in advance of proposed departuretimes for processing and approval by the ARTCCsconcerned. The originating ARTCC, where the flightplan is first filed, may waive the 16 hour advancefiling requirement.b. The route of flight shall be defined by at leastone high altitude fix within each ARTCC areawithout regard to the distance between fixes.Additionally, the entry and exit points of turns of90 degrees or more will be designated.c. Elapsed times from takeoff to the first fix in eachARTCC area shall be included in the route of flight.d. The ARTCC which originates the flight planshall forward departure times to all ARTCCsresponsible for processing the flight plan.e. Approval of the flight plan indicates approval ofboth route and FLs (if stated) including operationsbelow FL 600 (aerial refueling).PHRASEOLOGY−CLEARED AS FILED VIA ROUTE AND FLIGHTLEVELS.REFERENCE−FAAO 7110.65, Military Aerial Refueling, Para 9−3−12.f. Separation. Use the following as minima in lieuof the corresponding type of separation prescribed in:NOTE−The primary method described to provide separationbetween two supersonic aircraft is to descend the aircraftat the lower FL and provide vertical separation since theaircraft at the higher FL may not be able to climb rapidlyenough to establish the required separation. Anotheraspect which should be considered is that supersonicaircraft during turns, either programmed or as the result ofvectors, will lose a few thousand feet. Vectoring supersonicaircraft seriously affects the range and mission objectives.Radar separation is the preferred method of separating asubsonic aircraft both from another subsonic aircraft orfrom a supersonic aircraft.1. Para 4−5−1, Vertical Separation Minima:5,000 feet.NOTE−1. The security requirements of the military servicespreclude the transmission of actual altitude information onthe air/ground or landline circuits. A classified documentdetailing the plan for ascertaining altitude codes for theday should be readily available to the controllers at theirpositions of operation.2. Pilots will report their altitude, using the coded plan,and intended flight profile on initial contact with eachARTCC.2. Para 6−5−4, Minima Along Other ThanEstablished Airways or Routes: Protect the airspace25 miles either side of the route centerline. For turnsby supersonic aircraft, protect the airspace 75 mileson the overflown side and 25 miles on the other side.For turns by subsonic aircraft, protect the airspace34 miles on the overflown side and 25 miles on theother side.REFERENCE−FAAO 7110.65, Abbreviated Departure Clearance, Para 4−3−3.9−3−14. MILITARY SPECIAL USEFREQUENCIESa. Assign special use frequency to:NOTE−Special use frequencies are assigned to ARTCCs in such amanner that adjacent ARTCCs will not have the samefrequency. They are to be used within the ARTCC areajurisdiction from the established FL base of the highaltitude sectors and above. Each high altitude sectorshould have the capability to use the special use frequencyon a shared basis.1. USAF, U.S. Navy, and Air National Guard(ANG) single-pilot jet aircraft formations operatingat night or in instrument weather conditions.Formations of five or more USAF aircraft deployingeither to a continental U.S. staging base or nonstop toan overseas location are authorized to use special usefrequencies at any time. Normally these deploymentswill be conducted within an altitude reservation.2. U−2 and B−57 (pressure suit flights) aircraftat all altitudes/FLs except where terminal operationsrequire the assignment of other frequencies.NOTE−Aerial refueling operations may require that aircraft leavethe special use frequency for communications with thetanker. This will occur when the receiver is approximately200 miles from the ARCP. The tanker aircraft will remainon the ARTCC assigned frequency and will relayclearances to the receiver as required. An alternate meansof communications between the tanker and receiver is HFradio.Special Operations9−3−7