Aeronautical Charts
Aeronautical charts assist the crew in the navigation of the aircraft.
Aeronautical chart
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aeronautical charts
Aeronautical charts provide important information to the pilot. Sectional charts show topographic details, relief features and aeronautical information of the selected area and are updated regularly.
Sectional aeronautical charts. Designed for visual navigation of slow- or medium-speed aircraft. Topographic information on these charts features the portrayal of relief, and a judicious selection of visual check points for VFR flight.
aeronautical chart - A map used in air navigation containing all or part of the following: Topographical features, hazards and obstructions, navigation aids, navigation routes, designated airspace, and airports.
Aeronautical Chart: A map representing a portion of the earth, made especially for use in air navigation.
World Aeronautical Charts (WAC)
(1:1,000,000) Provide a standard series of aeronautical charts covering land areas of the world at a size and scale convenient for navigation by moderate speed aircraft.
Alert Areas are depicted on aeronautical charts for the information of non-participating pilots.
half - mill(ion) 1:500,000 scale ICAO aeronautical chart.
Hdg - heading. The direction in which an aircraft's nose points in flight in the horizontal plane, expressed in compass degrees.
National Airspace System - The common network of US airspace; air navigation facilities, equipment and services, airports or landing areas; aeronautical charts, information and services; rules, regulations and procedures, technical information, ...
Digitial equipment that produces map video, and sometimes contains TRN; uses Digital Terrain Elevation Data and Digitized Feature Analysis Data; Displays reconstructed digital map data, aeronautical charts or photographs.
airspace; air navigation facilities, equipment, services, airports, or landing areas; aeronautical charts, information, and services; rules, regulations, and procedures; technical information, manpower, and materials, ...
(Sectional Aeronautical Charts are another source of information about magnetic variation, but you never know how up-to-date that information is.) Also, your GPS may have a mode that tells you the local variation.
You will be asked to plan a cross-country flight to a destination selected by the examiner. You will plot the course on an aeronautical chart, as you did in training, ...
The official purpose of the AFD is to provide an approved source of airport, facility, and navaid data to supplement aeronautical charting. The Airport Facility Directory contains information you can't find anywhere else.
 See also: Flight, Chart, Aircraft, Aeronaut, Navigation
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