Ch 4C - Aeronautical Charts Flashcards
Aeronautical charts
Maps that provide a detailed portrayal of an area’s topography and include aeronautical and navigation information
Reference lines
Based on great and small circles are used to define locations on the earth’s surface
Each section chart covers
6-8 degrees of longitude and 4 degrees of latitude and is named the after the primary city within it
MEFs
Maximum elevation figures; Are based on the highest known feature within a quadrangle bounded by lines of latitude and longitude
Special conservation area
National parks or wildlife refuges; should fly no lower than 2,000 feet AGL
WAC’s
World aeronautical charts; use a scale of 1:1,000,000; commonly used by pilots of high performance aircraft
Tick marks extending from an airport diagram
Indicate that fuel is available at an airport and it is attended at least during working hours
A star above an airport diagram
Indicates an airport beacon normally operates from sunset to sunrise
Colors of airport diagrams
Blue = control tower, magenta = all others
A VORTAC navigational facility
Is depicted by a blue triangular symbol on aeronautical charts
A circle H, located in the top right corner of a communications box indicates
That the weather service HIWAS is transmitted over the navaid frequency