Actually, the yellow area is a representation of the way a
city looks at night, the pattern of the lights.

see http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/20071.html
and then browse to find useful info. For instance Greeley
Co. Kansas has 2 people per square mile.



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| The sectional charts show 'populated' areas in yellow. If
it is not yellow, then is it 'unpopulated'?
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http://www.naco.faa.gov/content/naco...FR_Symbols.pdf
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| "Peter Duniho" wrote in
message ...
| : "Jim Macklin"
wrote in message
| : news:bAeyg.84402$ZW3.76333@dukeread04...
| : Yes, I read your words and my opinion is that your
FSDO is
| : insane.
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| : Perhaps they are. I have no facts to suggest otherwise.
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| : However, be that as it may, they are interpreting the
FARs, and the NTSB has
| : found that where the FARs are vague, the FAA's
interpretation is the one
| : that is used, even if that interpretation is contrary to
"common definition"
| : (and frankly, the actual "common definition" of
"sparsely" is even more
| : vague than any official definition...can you tell me
exactly how "widely
| : spaced" the intervals between population need to be in
order to qualify as
| : "sparsely" under the common definition of "Occurring,
growing, or settled at
| : widely spaced intervals"?).
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