Aeronautical Charts

What’s a Chart?
• Map provided by the FAA or Jeppesen to provide the pilot with a
detailed portrayal of information concerning the flight

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Latitude and Longitude
• Latitude
• Line that parallels the equator (East to West)
• Lies flat (fLatitude)
• North designation for us (we are north of Equator) 43°N
• Longitude
• Lines that Parallel the Prime Meridian (North to South)
• Longer because earth is not a ball
• West designation for us (we are west of the Prime Meridian) 119°W

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Latitude and Longitude
• Degrees
• Minutes
• Seconds

• Seconds don’t really apply to us

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Latitude and Longitude
Find on your own:
What is the longitude and Latitude of Catalina Island?

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Projections
• A way to change from a globe to a flat chart
• Mercator Projection – Wall Chart
• Lambert Conformal Conic Projection – Aviation
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVX-PrBRtTY

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Sectional Charts
• Scale of 1:500,000
• Normally the zoomed
out chart
• Revised every 6 months

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World Aeronautical Charts
• Similar to a sectional, but
scale of 1:1,000,000
• Larger area
• Basically same symbols, but
detail is omitted

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Terminal Area Chart
• Chart for a smaller Area
• Smaller than Sectional
• More detail

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Airport Symbols
• Legend

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Airport Data
• Legend

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Navigational Aids
• Legend

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Topographical Information and Obstructions
• Legend

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Highest and Lowest Points on the Map

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The Be All End All of Charts
• FAA Publishes the VFR Chart User’s Guide
• https://
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/aero_
guide/media/Chart_Users_Guide_12thEd.pdf

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