According to the FAA, “sectional charts are designed for visual navigation of slow to medium speed aircraft.” ... Step 1: Using the Sectional Chart Legend.

Terminal Area charts or TAC (may be pronounced like “tack”) charts are the most detailed Chart available from the FAA for navigation, scaled at 1:250,000 (vs the 1:500,000 scale for sectional ...

Sectional aeronautical charts are local-area maps (in paper or digital form) used by pilots for navigation in visual and instrument meteorological conditions. They include topographic information ...

Air Chart Systems has introduced its VFR Sectional Atlas, Western U.S. Edition. The full-scale, full-color reproductions of FAA/NACO Sectional charts are bound in an 11-inch-square atlas format.

Two new mountain passes in Alaska’s Brooks Range are now displayed on sectional charts, as of March 24. The new charts identify the Naqsralugiaq and Carters passes, with displayed elevations as ...