VFR Sectional Mural

http://www.pilotsbooks.com/wallcharts.htm

This might work. They have 3 chart sets that cover the entire US

VFR/IFR Planning charts
large JNC-A charts
larger JNC charts
largest
east on one side/ west on the other
40" x 36" each side
(full USA - 72" x 40")
scale - 1:3.4 million

airports, cities, VOR airways
special use airspace
mileage
no terrain features
$4.75 full USA - one chart
42" x 58"
scale - 1:3 million

multi color terrain
airports, elevations
cities, lakes, rivers
some roads
special use airspace
$5.75 full USA - on 3 charts
57" x 40" each chart
(full USA - 57" x 120")
scale - 1:2 million

multi color terrain
airports, elevations
cities, waterways, roads
special use airspace
$5.75




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John T wrote:

Just individual sections of charts. Our airport has IFR sectionals to
make up such a map. They just trim the white parts off, then start
pasting. You'll notice that not everything matches up, due to trying to
map the curve of the earth on a flat sheet of paper.

I'm trying to do something similiar with VFR sectionals on one my living
room walls, more or less centered on the area I fly. Covers a good
section of the upper midwest.

Yeah, I've done one on my wall that is JUST Arizona, and I love it. But
this one at the airport is the whole U.S., and they aren't full-size
sectionals or, as you said, it would never fit. I see you can buy a
"full set" of sectionals, 38 of them, for $200+ dollars, but again, they
would have to be reduced to fit all on one wall. We tried making one of
our area and some of CA and the surrounding area with one of those chart
*books*, but the pieces are only about 12 x 14, and the further out you
get, the less they match up. Just thought maybe there was a full U.S.
sectional mural available for purchase. Kind of surprised there isn't
... would seem it would sell.

Thanks to all for responding. I'm going to keep digging for a little
while anyway.

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
http://www.pilotsbooks.com/wallcharts.htm

This might work. They have 3 chart sets that cover the entire US

VFR/IFR Planning charts
large JNC-A charts
larger JNC charts
largest
east on one side/ west on the other
40" x 36" each side
(full USA - 72" x 40")
scale - 1:3.4 million

I have these...buy them while they can... I think NGA is going to stop
making these available in paper form.

The best chart was the old IFR/VFR wall charts that NOAA used to make,
but they stopped producing them some time ago. These were neat because
they came in two sections so you could hang up either the entire country
IFR, the entire country VFR, or IFR and VFR together for half the country.

There was a guy at Oshkosh who mosaics sectionals together and prints
them on large format (HP) printers. I could do this at work (I have
the printer and the software to do this is what I do for a living).

Thanks again to all who responded with tips and info. Much appreciated!

unicate wrote
Thanks to all for responding. I'm going to keep digging for a little
while anyway.

I'll bet that they are World Aeronautical Charts (WACs). I've done
whole wall WAC paste-ups before.

Bob Moore

(wacking self on forehead) THATS what I was thinking of when I described
how my local FBO did theirs...WAC charts, not "IFR charts". right
thinking, wrong term.

John

unicate wrote:

But
this one at the airport is the whole U.S., and they aren't full-size
sectionals or, as you said, it would never fit.

Then it may be made of of WACs instead of sectionals. A full set for the
continental U.S. costs about $88.

http://www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilotS...cal_Charts.asp

Next time you see this mural, look for Unicom frequencies. WACs don't have those.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

unicate wrote:
Our airport terminal has a VFR Sectional Mural of the United States,
taking up one entire wall of the pilot lounge. I've searched online, but
can't find such a product. Does anyone know if it exists or where to
find it?

http://www.airsharesmgmt.com/what.htm

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

George Patterson wrote:

http://www.airsharesmgmt.com/what.htm

Thanks, George. Cool site. I hadn't seen that one.

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Our airport terminal has a VFR Sectional Mural of the United States,
taking up one entire wall of the pilot lounge. I've searched online, but
can't find such a product. Does anyone know if it exists or where to
find it?


That's quite a mural. Just the 48 contiguous states would make it about 19
feet high and 28 feet wide.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
That's quite a mural. Just the 48 contiguous states would make it about 19
feet high and 28 feet wide.

:-) The wall is probably 10' high and 15' long. It's not full-size
sectionals, I know. Just wondered if you could purchase it as a mural or
if someone painstakingly put it together ... it's actually glued to the
wall like wallpaper, if you used charts, would seem the backside would
come through.