Land / Airspace Competition
The military manages and uses land and air space to accomplish testing, training, and
operational missions. These resources must be available and of a sufficient size,
cohesiveness, and quality to accommodate effective training and testing. Military and
civilian land and air operations can compete for limited land and air space, especially
when the usage areas are in close proximity to each other. Use of these shared resources
can impact future development and operations for all users. Seven issues relating to
Land/Airspace Competition have been identified as part of this JLUS.
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Increased use of unmanned aerial systems in the future.
It is likely that both military and civilian use of unmanned aerial systems will
increase in the future. Currently, there are no local regulations in place to
support and manage these activities in the JLUS Project Area.
Helicopter flight areas are not protected.
Helicopter flight training corridors, training areas, and approach and departure
corridors throughout the JLUS Project Area are not protected from development
that could impact the safety of helicopter pilots and trainees during flight
operations, as well as the safety of land uses and the public below. Silverbell
Army Heliport and the AZARNG have implemented a program called, “Fly
Friendly,” for which they have identified “no‐fly zones” throughout their training
areas. Although not required, these AZARNG self‐imposed restrictions are
intended to minimize impacts over certain land uses, avoid complaints, and
reduce hazards to aircraft.
There is limited space at Florence Military Reservation.
The amount of land that currently makes up Florence Military Reservation is not
large enough to conduct collective live fire training or to accommodate the full
array of training capabilities that are needed to support potential AZARNG
training requirements.
Restricted airspace over Florence Military Reservation should be preserved.
The restricted airspace over Florence Military Reservation and over some of the
surrounding land is a critical asset for AZARNG and other organizations that use
the airspace for training. The land itself is not protected from potential
incompatible development that may impact the utility of the asset.
Commercial aviation activities are not coordinated with the AZARNG.
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.
Compatibility Assessment