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**Airbus** · September 21st 07, 05:29 AM posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.piloting

In article , says...

Sectionals are a bit more cluttered than they used to be. Literally; I
was just comparing the current San Francisco sectional with one dated
July 1976.

At least the lumpy bits on the ground haven't changed too much.

Different clutter. Fewer airports. ;^(

Not so sure!
By coincidence, I have been studying some circa 1966 sectionals from the NE
sector, and I find more stability than change. The depiction of navaids has
changed. I find it quaint that the 1966 sectionals listed AM radio stations, I
assume so that pilots could tune their ADF's to them. The readability of the
old charts is probably a bit better, even if this means the amount of NAV
information is somewhat more sparse. As for airports - many have
disappeared, but quite a few have been created as well, and most of the
previously existing have expanded. Overall, not too bad a picture - mostly a
picture of progress.