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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
I see tons of restricted areas, MOAs, Class B, C, D, E airspace, and
the like on charts, but no clear indication of how to locate the boundaries of these areas other than by pure guesstimate based on looking at the chart. On rare occasions I see a radial noted as the boundary of an area, or a radius, but in many cases there is nothing. How in the world are you supposed to know when you are inside or outside one of these areas, if you are not flying miles away from them? Yes, GPS units and some other devices may provide real-time display of one's position with these areas superimposed, but such devices have not always been available. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
Mxsmanic wrote in
: I see tons of restricted areas, MOAs, Class B, C, D, E airspace, and the like on charts, but no clear indication of how to locate the boundaries of these areas other than by pure guesstimate based on looking at the chart. On rare occasions I see a radial noted as the boundary of an area, or a radius, but in many cases there is nothing. How in the world are you supposed to know when you are inside or outside one of these areas, if you are not flying miles away from them? Yes, GPS units and some other devices may provide real-time display of one's position with these areas superimposed, but such devices have not always been available. The sectional depicts the borders very clearly, and it depicts the terrain surrounding those borders as well as any nearby navigation aids. To learn how to read a sectional, I would recommend Whitt's Flying site. It has very useful and detailed lessons for a student who wants to learn how to fly. And best of all, it's free. http://www.whittsflying.com/ |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
Judah wrote: Mxsmanic wrote in : The sectional depicts the borders very clearly, and it depicts the terrain surrounding those borders as well as any nearby navigation aids. To learn how to read a sectional, I would recommend Whitt's Flying site. It has very useful and detailed lessons for a student who wants to learn how to fly. And best of all, it's free. Today most of us just hold the wing off the red line on the GPS. We can thread some pretty tight areas with GPS today. -Robert |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
Judah writes:
The sectional depicts the borders very clearly, and it depicts the terrain surrounding those borders as well as any nearby navigation aids. Yes, but it provides no directions or dimensions (with a few exceptions). Am I expected to pull out a protractor and a ruler in flight to check the chart and see if I really am clear of airspaces I wish to avoid? To learn how to read a sectional, I would recommend Whitt's Flying site. It has very useful and detailed lessons for a student who wants to learn how to fly. And best of all, it's free. http://www.whittsflying.com/ I'll try it. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
Mxsmanic wrote in
: Judah writes: The sectional depicts the borders very clearly, and it depicts the terrain surrounding those borders as well as any nearby navigation aids. Yes, but it provides no directions or dimensions (with a few exceptions). Am I expected to pull out a protractor and a ruler in flight to check the chart and see if I really am clear of airspaces I wish to avoid? No..... The answer is very clearly answered above. Read it real slow, and just maybe you may get out of it, you use your eyes...... The answer is clearly in Google. The news about the plane in NY crashing into a condominium will sure give you real life examples to your questions being asked. DO YOUR RESEARCH as you claim and the answers are there. Allen |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
You can also find the textual description on area. Or you
can use a chart to plot the lat/lon for any point. SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE (Military Operations Area) 04-AGL-63-NR & 05-AGL-18-NR Racer A MOA, IN Boundaries: Beginning at 39° 12' 30"N lat., 86° 09' 50"W long., to 39° 07' 36"N lat., 86° 08' 00"W long., to 39° 07' 36"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 39° 00' 00"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 38° 57' 48"N lat., 86° 01' 29"W long., to 38° 57' 48"N lat., 86° 16' 06"W long., to 39° 06' 00"N lat., 86° 15' 00"W long., to the point of beginning. Designated altitudes: 500' AGL up to but not including 4,000' MSL. Time of designation: May 1 through September 30, 0700-2200 local time daily; October 1 through April 30, 0800-2200 local time, Tuesday through Saturday, other times by NOTAM; Racer A MOA will not be activated between 2200-0700 local time. Controlling agency: FAA, Indianapolis ARTCC Using agency: HQ IN ANG Det 1, Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, IN Racer B MOA, IN Boundaries: Beginning at 39° 12' 30"N lat., 86° 09' 50"W long., to 39° 07' 36"N lat., 86° 08' 00"W long., to 39° 07' 36"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 39° 00' 00"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 38° 57' 48"N lat., 86° 01' 29"W long., to 38° 57' 48"N lat., 86° 16' 06"W long., to 39° 06' 00"N lat., 86° 15' 00"W long., to the point of beginning. Designated altitudes: 4,000' MSL up to 8,000' MSL. Time of designation: May 1 through September 30, 0700-2200 local time daily; October 1 through April 30, 0800-2200 local time, Tuesday through Saturday, other times by NOTAM; Racer B MOA will not be activated between 2200-0700 local time. Controlling agency: FAA, Indianapolis ARTCC Using agency: HQ IN ANG Det 1, Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, IN Racer C MOA, IN Boundaries: Beginning at 39° 12' 30"N lat., 86° 09' 50"W long., to 39° 12' 30"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 39° 07' 36"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 39° 07' 36"N lat., 86° 08' 00"W long., to the point of beginning. Designated altitudes: 500' AGL up to but not including FL 180. Time of designation: May 1 through September 30, 0700-2200 local time daily; October 1 through April 30, 0800-2200 local time, Tuesday through Saturday, other times by NOTAM; Racer C MOA will not be activated between 2200-0700 local time. Controlling agency: FAA, Indianapolis ARTCC Using agency: HQ IN ANG Det 1, Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, IN Racer D MOA, IN Boundaries: Beginning at 39° 22' 00"N lat., 86° 06' 40"W long., to 39° 22' 00"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 39° 21' 30"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 39° 21' 30"N lat., 86° 06' 00"W long., to 39° 13' 00"N lat., 86° 06' 00"W long., to 39° 13' 00"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 39° 12' 30"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 39° 12' 30"N lat., 86° 09' 50"W long., to 39° 19' 00"N lat., 86° 11' 20"W long., to the point of beginning. Designated altitudes: 14,000' MSL up to but not including FL 180. Time of designation: May 1 through September 30, 0700-2200 local time daily; October 1 through April 30, 0800-2200 local time, Tuesday through Saturday, other times by NOTAM; Racer D MOA will not be activated between 2200-0700 local time. Controlling agency: FAA, Indianapolis ARTCC Using agency: HQ IN ANG Det 1, Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, IN JPG A MOA, IN Boundaries: Beginning at 38° 39' 00"N lat., 85° 56' 00"W long., to 38° 39' 00"N lat., 86° 05' 13"W long., to 38° 46' 00"N lat., 86° 13' 00"W long., to 38° 50' 34"N lat., 86° 00' 53"W long., to 38° 53' 57"N lat., 85° 51' 51"W long.; to 39° 01' 00"N lat., 85° 33' 00"W long., to 39° 02' 05"N lat., 85° 30' 00"W long., to 39° 02' 57"N lat., 85° 27' 42"W long., to 38° 55' 00"N lat., 85° 27' 42"W long., to 38° 50' 00"N lat., 85° 27' 42"W long., to 38° 48' 00"N lat., 85° 33' 00"W long., to 38° 42' 38"N lat., 85° 46' 51"W long.; to 38° 40' 17"N lat., 85° 52' 43"W long., to the point of beginning. Designated altitudes: 500' AGL up to but not including 6,000' MSL; excluding the airspace from the surface to but not including 4,000 feet MSL beginning at 38° 39' 00"N lat., 85° 56' 00"W long.; to 38° 39' 00"N lat., 86° 05' 13"W long.; to 38° 46' 00"N lat., 86° 13' 00"W long.; to 38° 50' 34"N lat., 86° 00' 53"W long.; to 38° 53' 57"N lat., 85° 51' 51"W long.; thence south, southeast along the Louisville and Indiana railroad tracks; to 38° 42' 38"N lat., 85° 46' 51"W long.; to 38° 40' 17"N lat., 85° 52' 43"W long.; to point of beginning. Time of designation: 0800-2300 local time daily; other times by NOTAM; JPG A MOA activated in conjunction with the Jefferson Gunnery Range. Controlling agency: FAA, Indianapolis ARTCC Using agency: HQ IN ANG Det 2, Madison, IN JPG B MOA, IN Boundaries: Beginning at 38° 40' 17"N lat., 85° 52' 43"W long., to 38° 50' 34"N lat., 86° 00' 53"W long., to 38° 53' 57"N lat., 85° 51' 51"W long.; to 39° 01' 00"N lat., 85° 33' 00"W long., to 38° 48' 00"N lat., 85° 33' 00"W long., to 38° 42' 38"N lat., 85° 46' 51"W long.; to the point of beginning. Designated altitudes: 6,000' MSL up to but not including FL 180. Time of designation: 0800-2300 local time daily; other times by NOTAM; JPG B MOA activated in conjunction with the Jefferson Gunnery Range. Controlling agency: FAA, Indianapolis ARTCC Using agency: HQ IN ANG Det 2, Madison, IN JPG C MOA, IN Boundaries: Beginning at 38° 48' 00"N lat., 85° 33' 00"W long., to 39° 01' 00"N lat., 85° 33' 00"W long., to 39° 02' 05"N lat., 85° 30' 00"W long., to 38° 57' 30"N lat., 85° 30' 00"W long., to 38° 55' 00"N lat., 85° 27' 42"W long., to 38° 50' 00"N lat., 85° 27' 42"W long., to the point of beginning. Designated altitudes: 6,000' MSL up to but not including FL 180. Time of designation: 0800-2300 local time daily; other times by NOTAM; JPG C MOA activated in conjunction with the Jefferson Gunnery Range. Controlling agency: FAA, Indianapolis ARTCC Using agency: HQ IN ANG Det 2, Madison, IN JPG D MOA, IN Boundaries: Beginning at 39° 01' 00"N lat., 85° 33' 00"W long., to 39° 10' 00"N lat., 85° 33' 00"W long., to 39° 12' 00"N lat., 85° 29' 00"W long., to 39° 10' 00"N lat., 85° 22' 00"W long., to 39° 02' 00"N lat., 85° 22' 00"W long., to 39° 02' 57"N lat., 85° 27' 42"W long., to 39° 02' 05"N lat., 85° 30' 00"W long., to the point of beginning. Designated altitudes: 500' AGL up to but not including 4,000' MSL. Time of designation: 0800-2300 local time daily; other times by NOTAM; JPG D MOA activated in conjunction with the Jefferson Gunnery Range. Controlling agency: FAA, Indianapolis ARTCC Using agency: HQ IN ANG Det 2, Madison, IN For status of the Racer MOAs call (812) 526-1496. For status of JPG MOAs call (812) 689-7295. "A Lieberma" wrote in message . 18... | Mxsmanic wrote in | : | | Judah writes: | | The sectional depicts the borders very clearly, and it depicts the | terrain surrounding those borders as well as any nearby navigation | aids. | | Yes, but it provides no directions or dimensions (with a few | exceptions). Am I expected to pull out a protractor and a ruler in | flight to check the chart and see if I really am clear of airspaces I | wish to avoid? | | No..... The answer is very clearly answered above. | | Read it real slow, and just maybe you may get out of it, you use your | eyes...... | | The answer is clearly in Google. The news about the plane in NY crashing | into a condominium will sure give you real life examples to your questions | being asked. | | DO YOUR RESEARCH as you claim and the answers are there. | | Allen |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
"Jim Macklin" writes:
Boundaries: Beginning at 39° 12' 30"N lat., 86° 09' 50"W long., to 39° 07' 36"N lat., 86° 08' 00"W long., to 39° 07' 36"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 39° 00' 00"N lat., 85° 59' 30"W long., to 38° 57' 48"N lat., 86° 01' 29"W long., to 38° 57' 48"N lat., 86° 16' 06"W long., to 39° 06' 00"N lat., 86° 15' 00"W long., to the point of beginning. All well and good, but rather awkward to review in the air (or even on the ground). -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
Mxsmanic wrote: Judah writes: The sectional depicts the borders very clearly, and it depicts the terrain surrounding those borders as well as any nearby navigation aids. Yes, but it provides no directions or dimensions (with a few exceptions). Am I expected to pull out a protractor and a ruler in flight to check the chart and see if I really am clear of airspaces I wish to avoid? The sectional chart is used with a plotter. The plotter measures distance and can figure direction. -Robert, CFII |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in
oups.com: The sectional chart is used with a plotter. The plotter measures distance and can figure direction. -Robert, CFII Be honest Robert *very big smile* Outside of training, when was the last time you used the plotter in flight? It's been some time since I did a "true VFR flight" but when I did, I used the tic marks inside the boxes (going on memory, 30 miles per box) to figure mileage and eyeballed the heading based on my direction of flight. In my VFR checkride, if memory serves me correct, the DE didn't look for me to know the direction to the umpteenth degreee for my diversion airport (what general heading would I turn to), but he did want to know within 5 miles how far I was from the airport I had to "divert" during the check ride from a checkpoint I had crossed. He also wanted me to tell him what I would look for at my diversion airport based on the sectional which was easy for me, don't cross the Mississippi river, follow Interstate 20 and look north (left) of the city of Vicksburg to find my airport. Allen (who gave up the plotter for computerized flight planning) |
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart?
In article .com,
"Robert M. Gary" wrote: Mxsmanic wrote: Judah writes: The sectional depicts the borders very clearly, and it depicts the terrain surrounding those borders as well as any nearby navigation aids. Yes, but it provides no directions or dimensions (with a few exceptions). Am I expected to pull out a protractor and a ruler in flight to check the chart and see if I really am clear of airspaces I wish to avoid? The sectional chart is used with a plotter. The plotter measures distance and can figure direction. -Robert, CFII I learned navigation on a boat, where the traditional tools are parallel rules and a pair of dividers. I always found the standard aviation plotter to be awkward to use compared to those. Use whatever works for you. Neither a plotter nor parallel rules is convenient to use in the cockpit (they're mostly pre-flight planning tools). AOPA puts out a nice little gizmo called an AIR-AID. It's not much more than a piece of thin plastic with sectional and terminal chart scales printed on it, but it fits in a pocket, and it's handy to use in flight. Also, learn to estimate. A VOR compass rose is 10 nm radius on a sectional. For bearing, I put the edge of my hand down and then slide it over to the nearest compass ross, keeping the angle constant. Should get you within 10 degrees or so. |
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