This Chart User's Guide is an introduction to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aeronautical charts and publications. It is useful to new pilots as a learning aid, and to experienced pilots as a quick reference guide.

Using and understanding aeronautical charts is an essential skill for every pilot, and this updated 10th edition of the Aeronautical Chart User's Guide by the FAA's aeronautical charting office, AeroNav Products (formerly NACO), is the definitive learning aid, reference document, and introduction to the wealth of information provided on aeronautical charts and chart navigation publications. Legends and explanations for all chart symbols, icons, and formats, as well as indications for all kinds of airport details are included in this full-color resource.

Federal Aviation Administration Aeronautical Information Services Aeronautical Chart User's Guide Effective as of 30 January 2020 This Chart User's Guide is an introduction to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aeronautical charts and publications. It is useful to new pilots as a learning aid, and to experienced pilots as a quick reference guide. The FAA is the source for all data and information utilized in the publishing of aeronautical charts through authorized publishers for each stage of Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) air navigation including training, planning, and departures, enroute (for low and high altitudes), approaches, and taxiing charts. Digital charts are available online at: * VFR Charts - https://www.faa.gov/air_traffi c/fl ight_info/aeronav/digital_products/vfr/ * IFR Charts - https://www.faa.gov/air_traffi c/fl ight_info/aeronav/digital_products/ifr/ * Terminal Procedures Publication - http://www.faa.gov/air_traffi c/fl ight_info/aeronav/digital_products/dtpp/ * Chart Supplements - https://www.faa.gov/air_traffi c/fl ight_info/aeronav/digital_products/dafd/ Paper copies of the charts are available through an FAA Approved Print Provider. A complete list of current providers is available at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffi c/fl ight_info/aeronav/print_providers/ The FAA Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) Pilot/Controller Glossary defi nes in detail, all terms and abbreviations used throughout this publication. Unless otherwise indicated, miles are nautical miles (NM), altitudes indicate feet above Mean Sea Level (MSL), and times used are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The Notices to Airmen Publication (NOTAM) includes current Flight Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs. NOTAMs alert pilots of new regulatory requirements and refl ect changes to Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), fl ight restrictions, and aeronautical chart revisions. This publication is prepared every 28 days by the FAA, and is available by subscription from the Government Printing Offi ce. For more information on subscribing or to access online PDF copy, http://www.faa.gov/air_traffi c/publications/notices/ In addition to NOTAMs, the Chart Supplement and the Safety Alerts/Charting Notices page of the Aeronautical Information Services website are also useful to pilots

The Flight Navigator Handbook provides information on all phases of air navigation and is a source of reference for everyone in the field, from navigators to navigator students. This handbook explains how to measure, chart the earth, and use flight instruments to solve basic navigation problems. It also contains data pertaining to flight publications, preflight planning, in-flight procedures, and low altitude navigation. Specific topics covered throughout the pages of this informational and helpful guide include: Reading maps, charts, and grids Dead reckoning Radio aid fixing and radio navigation Celestial concepts and special celestial techniques Computing altitude Pressure pattern navigation And much more! Additional information can also be found in the four included and up-to-date appendixes. This includes a listing of references and supporting information used in this publication; mathematical formulas to use as an aid in preflight and in-flight computations; chart and navigation symbols; and a Celestial Computation Sheet.

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