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French Air Force - Armée de l'Air

Military Low Level Flying 
(Rase-mottes d'avions de chasse de l'Armée de l'Air)

The French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) frequently train to fly at low level. Across France there are a network of connected 10km wide military training areas where military aircraft are cleared down to as low as zero feet, for front line fast jets however there is normally a 250 feet (76m) Above Ground Level (AGL) or Above Surface (ASFC) limit. While instructors training on the Alpha Jet are cleared down to 250 feet student pilots have a minimum height of 500 feet ASFC. Military aircraft can fly at very high speed (très grande vitesse) and at very low altitude (très basse altitude) consequently the principle 'of seeing and of avoiding' (principe "voir et éviter") is not applicable in these areas. The numbered training corridors or zones are not continually in operation but individually activated at different times on a day by day basis.
 

Ecole de L'Aviation de Chasse 00.314 based at Tours

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Dornier-AMD Alpha Jet E (E38 314-LH) of Ecole de L'Aviation de Chasse 00.314 based at Tours.
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Left to right: Alpha Jet E (E38 314-LH)

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Alpha Jet E (E118 314-LN)
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Left to right: Alpha Jet E (E118 314-LN)

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Left to right: Alpha Jet E (E10 314-UL)

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Alpha Jet E (E7 314-TU)
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Left to right: Alpha Jet E (E7 314-TU)