Sectional Usage Poll

Chart: I learned track up, and now do it both ways. If I'm using the
chart (esp at night) for reading frequencies and such, I will twist it
North up. When using it more directly for navigation, I'll do track up.

GPS - I used to prefer "desired track up", which is like track up but
doesn't swivel when I turn. However, during an approach this can
produce unexpected reorientations of the map at sharp turns, so I now
do track up.

Jose
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On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:33:50 -0800, "Daniel L. Lieberman"
wrote:

I have been advised that some people when using a sectional always hold it
with North up even when they are flying South rather than orienting it along
their flight path. This is an option on moving map GPS systems.

Do you a) keep North up or b) orient the map in the direction in which you
are flying?

Track up. Which is also how I configure the GPS.

Sectional - North Up
Garmin GPSMAP 196 - North Up

Art Varrassi
PP-ASEL

"Daniel L. Lieberman" wrote in message
...
I have been advised that some people when using a sectional always hold it
with North up even when they are flying South rather than orienting it
along
their flight path. This is an option on moving map GPS systems.

Do you a) keep North up or b) orient the map in the direction in which you
are flying?

TIA

"Daniel L. Lieberman" wrote:

North up, charts & GPS moving map.

I find GPS map re-draws disorienting if I use track up. Also, geographical
shapes look unfamiliar if they're not depicted north up.
--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM

For sectionals and paper maps, it's north up but it's because of the labels.
When I use an electronic chart (or a nav system in a car), I use heading up.

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Travis


"Daniel L. Lieberman" wrote in message
...
I have been advised that some people when using a sectional always hold it
with North up even when they are flying South rather than orienting it
along their flight path. This is an option on moving map GPS systems.

Do you a) keep North up or b) orient the map in the direction in which you
are flying?

TIA

I like North Up also. I do not have difficulty visualizing orientation when
flying in a direction different from the map's orientation. I have had
instructors try to convert me - and in some cases they made good points
about how my expectations would be better met with the "orientated map"
method. Once I flew to a small airfield with my usual, North Up method. I
had no difficulty getting there, but I was surprised for about a half a
second by the orientation of the runway. The instructor used this as proof
that I would have flown it better with the map turned.

"Travis Marlatte" wrote in message
k.net...
For sectionals and paper maps, it's north up but it's because of the
labels.
When I use an electronic chart (or a nav system in a car), I use heading
up.

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Travis


"Daniel L. Lieberman" wrote in message
...
I have been advised that some people when using a sectional always hold
it
with North up even when they are flying South rather than orienting it
along their flight path. This is an option on moving map GPS systems.

Do you a) keep North up or b) orient the map in the direction in which
you
are flying?

TIA