ZHU CTLR CONCERNED WITH MIL PLT NON COMPLIANCE OF STEREOTYPE RTE FLT INTO WARNING AREA 59.

Date: 2002-01 · Aircraft: Hornet (F-18) · Phase: cruise

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Synopsis

ZHU CTLR CONCERNED WITH MIL PLT NON COMPLIANCE OF STEREOTYPE RTE FLT INTO WARNING AREA 59.

Narrative

WARNING AREAS 59 ALPHA AND BRAVO (W59A/B) WERE SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING ACFT: MIL 1; MIL 2; MIL 3; AND MIL 4. ALL 4 WERE FLTS OF 2 F18'S; DEPARTING NBG. ALL 4 WERE FILED VIA 'NOLA4' RTE; DIRECT WARDO INTXN; WHICH IS THE CLRNC LIMIT; AND THE POINT AT WHICH THE FLTS ON THE NOLA4 ENTER W59. ALL FOUR FLTS WERE OFF COURSE; AND NEEDED TO BE RECLRED DIRECT TO WARDO. THE LAST OF THE 4 FLTS ENRTE TO THE W59 COMPLEX; MIL 4 REQUESTED A R TURN IN ORDER TO PROCEED TO W59B. THE REQUEST WAS DENIED; AND MIL 4 WAS RECLRED DIRECT WARDO. I THEN NOTICED MIL 4 HAD TURNED R (WBOUND). WHEN I ASKED MIL 4 WHAT HIS HDG WAS; HE STATED '220.' I RECLRED HIM DIRECT TO THE HRV 219 DEG RADIAL 81 DME POINT; WHICH BY THIS TIME REQUIRED A HDG FURTHER L THAN 220 DEGS. THE LOA BTWN ZHU AND WAS-JRB; NEW ORLEANS; STATES THAT 'PLTS REQUESTING A STEREOTYPE FLT PLAN WILL EXPECT TO FLY THE ENTIRE RTE.' NOLA4 IS A STEREOTYPE FLT PLAN; AND THE RTE WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH. IN ORDER TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS; PLTS MUST REQUEST TO DEVIATE FROM CLRNCS PRIOR TO EXECUTING SUCH DEVS (EXCEPT IN EMERS; WHICH THIS WAS NOT).

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