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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
I see tons of restricted areas, MOAs, Class B, C, D, E airspace, and
the like on charts, but no clear indication of how to locate the boundaries of these areas other than by pure guesstimate based on looking at the chart. On rare occasions I see a radial noted as the boundary of an area, or a radius, but in many cases there is nothing. How in the world are you supposed to know when you are inside or outside one of these areas, if you are not flying miles away from them? Yes, GPS units and some other devices may provide real-time display of one's position with these areas superimposed, but such devices have not always been available. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
Mxsmanic wrote in
: I see tons of restricted areas, MOAs, Class B, C, D, E airspace, and the like on charts, but no clear indication of how to locate the boundaries of these areas other than by pure guesstimate based on looking at the chart. On rare occasions I see a radial noted as the boundary of an area, or a radius, but in many cases there is nothing. How in the world are you supposed to know when you are inside or outside one of these areas, if you are not flying miles away from them? Yes, GPS units and some other devices may provide real-time display of one's position with these areas superimposed, but such devices have not always been available. The sectional depicts the borders very clearly, and it depicts the terrain surrounding those borders as well as any nearby navigation aids. To learn how to read a sectional, I would recommend Whitt's Flying site. It has very useful and detailed lessons for a student who wants to learn how to fly. And best of all, it's free. http://www.whittsflying.com/ |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
Recently, Mxsmanic posted:
I see tons of restricted areas, MOAs, Class B, C, D, E airspace, and the like on charts, but no clear indication of how to locate the boundaries of these areas other than by pure guesstimate based on looking at the chart. Reading a chart, like many other things, is a process that requires knowledge. One gains this knowledge by studying. Once you have studied and gained the necessaryt knowledge, you will know that there is no "guesstimate" involved in knowing the boundaries of areas on a chart. You have been given ample resources by many posters that would enable the average person to research and answer this question on their own. Why not give that a try? Neil |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
Neil Gould wrote: You have been given ample resources by many posters that would enable the average person to research and answer this question on their own. Why not give that a try? I had a funny though,t that a person could write a learn to fly a simulator book; comprised of cut and pasted poster's answers to all these various questions. ??? Every aspect it seems if being covered. |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
Judah wrote: Mxsmanic wrote in : The sectional depicts the borders very clearly, and it depicts the terrain surrounding those borders as well as any nearby navigation aids. To learn how to read a sectional, I would recommend Whitt's Flying site. It has very useful and detailed lessons for a student who wants to learn how to fly. And best of all, it's free. Today most of us just hold the wing off the red line on the GPS. We can thread some pretty tight areas with GPS today. -Robert |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
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Mxsmanic wrote: I see tons of restricted areas, MOAs, Class B, C, D, E airspace, and the like on charts, but no clear indication of how to locate the boundaries of these areas other than by pure guesstimate based on looking at the chart. Do you mean how do you find the boundary as depicted on the chart, or how do you relate the depicted boundary to an actual physical location out in the real world? If the former, there's a legend printed on every chart. If the latter, when all else fails, some pilots fall back on an advanced technique that is all but forgotten in this age of GPS. It's called "looking out the window for landmarks." rg |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
Judah writes:
The sectional depicts the borders very clearly, and it depicts the terrain surrounding those borders as well as any nearby navigation aids. Yes, but it provides no directions or dimensions (with a few exceptions). Am I expected to pull out a protractor and a ruler in flight to check the chart and see if I really am clear of airspaces I wish to avoid? To learn how to read a sectional, I would recommend Whitt's Flying site. It has very useful and detailed lessons for a student who wants to learn how to fly. And best of all, it's free. http://www.whittsflying.com/ I'll try it. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
The Visitor writes:
I had a funny though,t that a person could write a learn to fly a simulator book; comprised of cut and pasted poster's answers to all these various questions. ??? Every aspect it seems if being covered. The ideal simulator can be flown by a real pilot with no special instruction at all. That's why it's called a simulator. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
Dave Doe writes:
You might like to note the differences between IFR charts and plates vs VFR charts (which, if you look, are really maps - topo maps). I've been able to find sectional charts and terminal charts at SkyVector, but where can I find IFR charts? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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