NOTAM 25NOV17 RAAFv VSOA Exercise

[Arjun Murthy]

1. INTRODUCTION:

1.1 Elements of RAAFvirtual.org (VSOA) and will be conducting a wide range of military/formation flying exercises in

the airspace surrounding RAAFv Base Learmonth.

1.2 Exercise period begins on the 25 th November 2017 and will conclude on the 26 th November 2017.

1.3 The exercise will involve F/A18, E737, KC30A, C17A, C130/C30J,C17, P8 and PC-9 aircraft operating from RAAFv

Base Tindal.

 

2. AIRSPACE ACTIVATION

2.1 For the period 25 th November 2017, activity is anticipated from 0600 and 1300 UTC.

2.2 The following Temporary Modified Restricted and AAR, AEW&C airspace are established at Tindal (YPTN), and

will be activated by NOTAM:

a. YPTN/R225

CONDITIONAL STATUS: RA3 (Restricted)

MILITARY FLYING

LATERAL LIMITS: Limits are Setout by airspace outline in Appendix

VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC - F350

HOURS OF ACTIVITY: NOTAM

CONTROLLING AUTHORITY: VATPAC

 

3. AIRSPACE ACTIVATION TIMING.

3.1 As Above

 

4. FLIGHT PLANNING AND ROUTE LIMITATIONS.

4.1 All waypoints inside exercise lateral boundaries will be available above FL355 during the exercise.

 

5. MILITARY AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS

5.1 High speed military jet & turboprop aircraft will be on random tracks without communications within all exercise

airspace. Traffic information will not be provided to or about exercise aircraft operating in exercise area. (Intentions

may be handed to ATC by the flightlead on a flight by flight basis)

5.2 Aircraft operating out of Tindal (YPTN) will operate on the appropriate CTAF channels when ATC is not online.

5.3 When outside CTAF areas, military aircraft will tune UNICOM until established within active restricted airspace.

Upon entering active restricted airspace military aircraft will be virtually NOCOM. (See para 5.4)

5.4 Regardless of the phase of flight, military aircraft will endeavour to monitor UNICOM text (122.800) for mutual

separation when ATC is offline.

 

6. PRIORITIES

6.1 During exercise activity periods, access to the exercise airspace may not be available due to high density/high

energy military operations.

6.2 Every endeavour will be made to adjust exercise activities and minimize delays to facilitate transit of civil aircraft.

 

7. CANCELLATION

7.1 This NOTAM will self-cancel at 25 th November 2017 1330hrs UTC.

 

8. DISTRIBUTION

8.1 VATPAC Forums/Website

8.2 RAAFvirtual Forums/Website

 

9. CONTACTS

9.1 VATPAC Operations

9.2 vAIRCDRE Nathan Noble - RAAFv – [email protected]