Sectional Aeronautical Charts Flashcards
1
Q
What are the primary navigation reference used by the VFR pilots
A
Sectional Aeronautical Charts (SACs)
2
Q
What is the scale of SACs?
A
Maps are 1:500000 scale, 1inch = 6.86 nautical miles
3
Q
What is the topographical information found on SACs
A
Populated places
Drainage patterns
Roads, railroads
Distinctive landmarks
4
Q
What are the red rings on a SAC?
A
They are the airport airspaces
5
Q
What is dashed blue line on SAC
A
Smaller airports Class D airspace
6
Q
Compass?
A
Yeah, watch out for that.. Jay!
Looks like an airport, but it is a compass
7
Q
What is Maximum Elevation figure?
A
The minimum altitude you can fly in a given quad and still be able to clear all obstacles
8
Q
What is MSL
A
Mean Sea Level
9
Q
40/SFC
A
Surface to 4000 ft
10
Q
AGL
A
how far above the ground you are
11
Q
CT
A
Control tower
