"Jose" wrote in message
. net...

So now, in a busy pattern, the pilot, after hearing that somebody or other
is "at CHIPP inbound", turns his head away from the window and down at his
sectional to fail to find CHIPP. He then reaches into his flight bag and
pulls out the approach plate book. No, not that one, this one. Ok, we're
at South Arkansas Regional/Goodwin. Is it filed under Goodwin, or under
South Arkansas? Or maybe under El Dorado, the nearest town. Flip flip.
Ok, found it. Examine the ILS 22. Nope. Not there. Now look at the RNAV
4. No joy. How about the RNAV 22. There it is... nope. Misread it. How
about the VOR 4... here it is. CHIPP. Now, where is it in real life;
there isn't a scale of miles. How about down here in the plan view... ok
3.5 miles from the....


No, smart pilots already know where the fixes are. They obtained that
information during their flight planning.