On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:55:31 -0400, Roy Smith wrote:


I think it's reasonable that it should be on the VFR chart, even if the
owner doesn't want it. The purpose of the VFR chart is to let people
navigate visually by depicting landmarks which are visible from the air.
Deliberately omitting a good landmark from a chart (and airstrips usually
make good landmarks) does a dis-service to every VFR pilot who flies in the
area.


2000 ft. grass strips look like every other hay field in many parts of
the country, and aren't all that useful as VFR features.

http://skyvector.com/#24-15-2-4755-3128

See Salmon River, right in the middle of the chart? For years, flying
with a chart, I thought it was a hay field. My GPS pointed it out
as an airport.

If it's paved, you've got a point.