Chapter 9. Special Flights

1. Section 1. General
   • 9-1-1. GENERAL
   • 9-1-2. SPECIAL HANDLING
   • 9-1-3. FLIGHT CHECK AIRCRAFT
2. Section 2. Special Operations
   • 9-2-1. AIRCRAFT CARRYING DANGEROUS MATERIALS
   • 9-2-2. CELESTIAL NAVIGATION TRAINING
   • 9-2-3. EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
   • 9-2-4. FAA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FLIGHTS
   • 9-2-5. FLYNET
   • 9-2-6. IFR MILITARY TRAINING ROUTES
   • 9-2-7. INTERCEPTOR OPERATIONS
   • 9-2-8. SPECIAL INTEREST SITES
   • 9-2-9. SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES (SATR) AND SPECIAL FLIGHT RULES AREA (SFRA)
   • 9-2-10. ATC SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE WASHINGTON, DC, SPECIAL FLIGHT RULES AREA (DC SFRA)
   • 9-2-11. SECURITY NOTICE (SECNOT)
   • 9-2-12. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SENSITIVE GOVERNMENT MISSIONS
   • 9-2-13. MILITARY AERIAL REFUELING
   • 9-2-14. MILITARY OPERATIONS ABOVE FL 600
   • 9-2-15. MILITARY SPECIAL USE FREQUENCIES
   • 9-2-16. AVOIDANCE OF AREAS OF NUCLEAR RADIATION
   • 9-2-17. SAMP FLIGHTS
   • 9-2-18. AWACS/NORAD SPECIAL FLIGHTS
   • 9-2-19. WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
   • 9-2-20. EVASIVE ACTION MANEUVER
   • 9-2-21. NONSTANDARD FORMATION/CELL OPERATIONS
3. Section 3. Special Use, ATC-Assigned Airspace, and Stationary ALTRVs
   • 9-3-1. APPLICATION
   • 9-3-2. SEPARATION MINIMA
   • 9-3-3. VFR‐ON‐TOP
   • 9-3-4. TRANSITING ACTIVE SUA/ATCAA
4. Section 4. Fuel Dumping
   • 9-4-1. INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
   • 9-4-2. ROUTING
   • 9-4-3. ALTITUDE ASSIGNMENT
   • 9-4-4. SEPARATION MINIMA
   • 9-4-5. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
5. Section 5. Jettisoning of External Stores
   • 9-5-1. JETTISONING OF EXTERNAL STORES
6. Section 6. Unmanned Free Balloons
   • 9-6-1. APPLICATION
   • 9-6-2. DERELICT BALLOONS
7. Section 7. Parachute Operations
   • 9-7-1. COORDINATION
   • 9-7-2. CLASS A, CLASS B, AND CLASS C AIRSPACE
   • 9-7-3. CLASS D AIRSPACE
   • 9-7-4. OTHER CONTROL AIRSPACE
8. Section 8. Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Reports
   • 9-8-1. GENERAL