Sectional Air Map

A sectional chart shows topographical features that are important to aviators such as terrain.

Sectional air map. Flight planning with aviation aeronautical charts on google maps. Knowing how to read a sectional chart is really important for drone pilots that want to pass the part 107 test and it is probably more applicable to your actual flying than you might think. The 1 500 000 scale sectional aeronautical chart series is designed for visual navigation of slow.

I would estimate that somewhere between 30 and 40 of the questions i answered on my most recent part 107 renewal included reference to a sectional. Chart symbology may not be to scale. Seamless vfr sectional charts terminal area charts ifr enroute low charts ifr enroute high charts tfrs adverse metars and tafs and aviation routes.

Please do not use them for flight navigation. In united states aviation a sectional chart often called sectional for short is a type of aeronautical chart designed for navigation under visual flight rules. When there are changes it will be published in accordance with the 56 day aeronautical chart product schedule.

Sectional aeronautical charts are the primary navigational reference medium used by the vfr pilot community. Flight planning is easy on our large collection of aeronautical charts including sectional charts approach plates ifr enroute charts and helicopter route charts. Weather data is always current as are jet fuel prices and avgas 100ll prices.

In australia canada and some other countries the equivalent charts used for visual flight are called vfr navigation charts vncs.