"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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You said...

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

How is one to do that without having the charts or memory?

One can choose to have the charts if they desire, they're free online and
can be printed. I don't do that myself. I just examine them to identify
the FAFs, then I go to Aeroplanner.Com. Select Smart Chart (Sectional/WAC)
under the Charts Menu. Select Fix/WPT or Navaid and enter the FAF. A black
plus sign will appear at the location of the FAF on the sectional image. I
transfer it by eyeball to my paper sectional write in the name. Simple and
quick. Here's an example that shows CHIPP, the FAF for the VOR/DME RWY 4
approach at KELD:

http://map.aeroplanner.com/mapping/c...=FIX&txt=chipp