interesting moment yesterday on final

That cannot be determined from a sectional. You have to examine the IAP
charts to find the FAFs, they're free online at several sites.

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....

At this point our pilot acquires the aircraft visually, as its left
wingtip pierces the cockpit.

I have a much better idea. Give position reports in latitude and
longitude. That's readily available on the sectional, and easily
determined from the GPS.

Jose
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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.