LAS‐4D: Add policies to the comprehensive and general plans to support protection
of the restricted airspace. Primary Parties:
Pinal County and the Town of Florence should add policies to their respective
comprehensive plan and general plan to promote compatible development or
conservation of the land underneath the restricted airspace so that future
development does not impact the use of the airspace. These policies should address
height limits and uses that may interfere with safe flight operations, including
communication towers and other uses that generate frequencies that may interfere
with DoD UAS operations.
Strategy Type:
Timeframe:
Pinal County
Town of Florence
Geographic Area:
FMR Airspace
Protection MCA
LAS‐5: Commercial aviation activities are not coordinated with the AZARNG.
Location:
Commercial aviation activities such as parachute jumping and other recreation in the
JLUS Project Area have increased in popularity in recent years. These activities occur
regularly but are not coordinated with the AZARNG or Silverbell Army Heliport and
can impact military flight training.
Silverbell Army Heliport
RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES
LAS‐5A: Form partnerships with local airport operators and commercial air
recreational organizations. Primary Party:
The AZARNG should work with surrounding airport operators and commercial air
recreational organizations that operate out of the airports to establish
communication protocols. The protocols should include sharing information about
military training needs and commercial operators to identify times of regular
operations and deconflict airspace operations. When possible, the AZARNG should
coordinate with commercial operators in advance of planned activities to mitigate
conflicts. The partnerships should formalize areas for coordination, including but not
limited to:
AZARNG
Partners:
Pinal Airpark
Airport operators and
commercial air recreational
organizations
Establishing procedures for integrated military and civilian aviation operations;
Identifying flexible use airspace (maximum utilization of airspace);
Sharing common navigation facilities and aviation services;
Consulting on avionics development to facilitate sustainable compatibility;
Expanding collaborative decision making between airports and the FAA to also
include airlines and the military; and
Enhancing information exchange, data sharing, and automated prediction tools.
Strategy Type:
Timeframe:
Geographic Area:
Helicopter TFTA MCA
Pinal County Joint Land Use Study
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