"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Jose" wrote in message
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They use sectionals in planning but don't memorize the location of all
intersections enroute. Therefore if they need to find an intersection,
they would need to consult the chart. Intersections are not prominant.

They carry sectionals to refer to in flight, and smart pilots refer to
them when looking out the window isn't critical. Smart pilots, for
example, aren't looking for an intersection on a sectional while a
hundred
feet above the threshold, or when they are near an airport and scanning
for traffic in the pattern (and other traffic shooting through the
pattern).


We've not been discussing the common practices of smart pilots, we've been
discussing the common practices of typical VFR pilots. Smart pilots
recognize and know where the FAFs are at their home airports and will
obtain that information as part of their preflight planning for fields
they intend to operate at.


What if it's not one of their home airports?