Navigation & Charts Flashcards
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On a VFR sectional chart, what color is used to depict Class B airspace?
Answer: Blue with solid lines
Class B airspace is depicted on sectional charts with solid blue lines forming its multiple tiers.
What does a VORTAC provide that a VOR alone does not?
Answer: TACAN distance (DME) information
A VORTAC combines a VOR with a TACAN, providing both azimuth and distance (DME) information to military and civilian aircraft.
When using a sectional chart, the magnetic variation is shown by which line?
Answer: Isogonic line
Isogonic lines on sectional charts connect points of equal magnetic variation and are shown as dashed lines with the variation value labeled.
What is the maximum scale for a VFR Terminal Area Chart (TAC)?
Answer: 1:250,000
Terminal Area Charts are published at a scale of 1:250,000, twice the scale of standard sectional charts.
On a sectional chart, a symbol showing a circle with an 'R' inside indicates which type of airspace?
Answer: Restricted area
A circle with 'R' followed by a number on a sectional chart identifies a restricted area (e.g., R-2508).
What is the purpose of the latitude and longitude lines on an aeronautical chart?
Answer: They provide a coordinate grid for position fixing
Latitude and longitude lines form a geographic coordinate grid used to identify and report aircraft positions precisely.