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Aeronautical Chart User's Guide.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navigation (Aeronautics).
- Instrument flying.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (139 pages)
- Edition:
- 16th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle, Washington : Aviation Supplies & Academics, Incorporated, 2024.
- Summary:
- This guide, published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding aeronautical charts and publications used in aviation. It is designed for both novice and experienced pilots, providing detailed explanations of Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) navigation, including chart symbology, water and land features, airspace classifications, and navigational aids. The guide emphasizes the importance of using current charts to ensure safety and includes information on updates, discrepancies, and new charting features. It also offers a glossary of terms and abbreviations for reference. The intended audience is aviation professionals, pilots, and aviation students seeking to enhance their understanding of aeronautical navigation tools. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Keep Your Charts Current
- Effective Date of Chart User’s Guide and Updates
- Color Variation
- Reporting Chart Discrepancies
- What’s New?
- Explanation of VFR Terms and Symbols
- Water Features (Hydrography)
- Land Features (Terrain) and Obstructions
- Land Featuers - Mountain Passes
- Radio Aids to Navigation
- Airports
- Airspace
- Foreign Areas
- Terminal Area Chart (TAC) Coverage
- Inset and Special Chart Coverage
- Chart Tabulations
- VFR Sectional and Terminal Area Charts
- General Information
- Airspace Information
- Navigational and Procedural Information
- Culture
- Hydrography
- Relief
- VFR Flyway Planning Charts
- General Information Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-64425-443-3
- OCLC:
- 1467875016
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