Reading Sectional Charts Flashcards
Where is the center point for Latitude?
The equator; northern and southern hemisphere
Where is the center point for Longitude?
Prime Meridian which runs through Greenwhich England; west and east
What is the relationship between degrees, minutes, and seconds?
1 degree is 60 minutes, 1 minute is 60 seconds
What is the distance between each thin black line, or quadrant on a sectional chart?
30 minutes or half of one degree
What does each black tick mark mean on a sectional chart?
Each tick mark is one minute
What is a VFR checkpoint? How is it depicted on a sectional chart?
Visual Flight Rules checkpoint – depicted by magenta flags – used for manned aircraft to report location to ATC
What is a Victor Airway/Line? What airsapce are they in? What are they used for? How are they depicted on a sectional chart?
They are a thin blue line on a chart that is used by general airtraffic in Class E airspace (1,200 AGL to 18,000 MSL) – basically normal traffic patterns for planes – designated by thin blue line and V on a chart
Where do you find the elevation in MSL of an airport on a sectional chart?
The bottom left number of the data provided
What does it mean when there is a negative sign in front of an alitutde reading on a sectional chart?
Means that the airspace in question goes up to but does NOT include that limit
What is an MTR? What is the two types of designations it can have and the difference between them?
Military Training Route – will have IR or VR and have either 4 or 3 numbers after it — 4 numbers: all flights on that route are below 1,500 AGL – 3 numbers: at least one flight segment goes above 1,500 AGL
What is Magnetic Variation? How is depicted on a sectional chart?
The earth’s magnetic poles are not in the same exact location as the actual north and south pole - this slight misalignment means that pilots need to correct for magnetic true north and south depending on where you’re at —- a dashed magenta line will show a correction with a number and an E or W (for east of west) to show the degree correction needed
