[jhb] Re: Which charts?
- From: "John Woodside" <fossil@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 20:41:39 -0000
Quarter mil charts are beautifully detailed. I used to keep them in the car and
use them as road maps too – handy when I was searching for disused airfields.
But half mil was the de facto standard as you don’t have much room in a small
cockpit for waving big maps around. Before flight you folded them so they
showed your route and, eventually, they got creased to hell. That is not a
problem in the comfort of your PC flying unless your workstation is in the
cupboard under the stairs. J
John
fossil@xxxxxxx
From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Phil Reynolds
Sent: 08 December 2014 19:53
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: Which charts?
I've managed to get hołd of an old half mil chart and don't think it's detailed
enough for my liking. I stumbled across your pages on VFR flight planning
(another apology due for forgetting this too!) and have decided the quarter mil
charts will suit me better.
Cheers
Phil
On December 5, 2014 2:47:46 PM GMT, John Woodside <fossil@xxxxxxx> wrote:
This is tricky to answer in our specific situation.
In real world flying the half mil is almost always used for planning. Spread
out it covers a lot of real estate and then you have your plog, computer,
ruler, chinagraph and girlfriend plonked on top.
It is more feasible to plan with the new quarter mil charts because they now
cover larger and more sensible areas. In the old days when there were 18 of
these things covering the UK it was almost impossible to plan a flight as it
would almost inevitably cover two or more charts. With charts computerised
now you don't have the worry of table space and where to put the rest of the
gubbins (and girlfriend).
John
fossil@xxxxxxx
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From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Phil Reynolds
Sent: 05 December 2014 14:15
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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[jhb] Which charts?
Hi all,
A quick question regarding charts for VFR flying. Are the 1:500000 charts
good enough for planning/flying VFR flights or are the 1:250000 required?
Cheers
Phil
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