VFR Sectional Chart Tips and Example Examiner Questions
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VFR Sectional Chart Tips and Example Examiner Questions. Pretty much any check ride I've ever seen, here's what they do. They come in and go, "Okay, you are about right here, 700 feet, AGL, and you want to get in this little airport. Where are you at right there at 700?" Or whatever the case may be but they're going to give you scenarios, they're going to go out and they're going to say, "Right about here. You're at 1,100. What airspace are you in?" That's one exercise that I'm telling you you're going to want to sit down and do and just practice by yourself and just close your eyes and boom, like this, and think, okay, I'm going to look for a spot at 800 feet. I go down and look and figure out. It's going to be mainly inside or outside a class G is a big one. Every examiner is going to always ask you about class G inside the magenta surface to 700, outside the magenta surface to 1,200. They're going to ask that every single time. Next we'll go to the iPad and we'll pull the screen up and look at some stuff. Okay. First one of my tricks for breaking down the airspaces, and I've used this for years and I really like it, I've even had 135 check rides when I flying EMS. Even on a 135 check ride, you're an experienced pilot, they still pull out the VFR chart, check [inaudible 00:05:33] pull it out, and they'll start asking you about airspace. You're learning as the new pilot, every rating you're going to need it, your 135 check rides out in the real world you're going to need it, airspace is tough to learn. We got to just keep going over it and over it and over it. I showed to this a check airman one time and it was a really, really tough one, and he really liked this. He gave me, he's, "Yeah, I've never seen that before but I really like that." To break down the controlled airspaces, not A, because A is not on a chart, A is 18,000 and above, this is for B, C, D, and then we'll find an E in a little bit, but for the towered airports. When you think of Chicago, this makes sense. You've got B, bravo, big is O'Hare, you've got C, Charlie, Midway, and then you have a smaller class D down here, Gary. Most people are familiar with Chicago, so I like using this one again because it's a quick way to break down the towered airports. Let's zoom in just a little bit. I'm amazed that even at add-on pilots, people show up and do a rating, and this is the first thing I do when they're an add-on pilot and they tell me they're ready to go and they're good, I pull out a VFR chart and start asking them airspace questions. You'll be amazed at how many people over time just aren't very good with charts anymore, especially if you're an instrument pilot, get a lot of fixed wing instrument guys or girls that they've been flying instruments for a long time, they come to do an add-on helicopter, so you go start asking them airspace stuff, they haven't flown VFR in a long time. They're always on an instrument flight plan, looking at instrument charts, their VFR skills go out the window. This is one that they mess up is the class airspaces, especially around a congested airspace.
Again, O'Hare, we know it's one of the largest airports in the world, big, blue, busy. Right here is Midway, most people have heard of Midway, as well, not quite as big as O'Hare, still a pretty good size airport, it's a class Charlie. Then down here to class delta at Gary, still has a lot of jet traffic, it's in the Chicago area, still kind of a busy airport and kind of a big airport, but it's just not near as big as Midway, so then that's an example of a class delta. There you go. B, C, D. O'Hare, Midway, and Gary. Let's slide in here to O'Hare and let's check out the information about O'Hare. No SVFR, that means no fixed wing can get a special VFR. Can you still ask for a special VFR as a helicopter? Yes, you can. Will they give it to you? Depends on the airspace. O'Hare, I don't know, that's pretty congested airspace and they have routes set up and whether you're going to get it with O'Hare, that really depends. Here's your [inaudible 00:09:04] for the airport, Chicago O'Hare, ORD, control tower information, ATIS, elevation. Sea ll these crazy runways here, it's marked in blue, these towered, blue, big, busy. Notice these red flags? Those are reporting points, so when you're going to go into that area, you're going to want to be familiar with those because if you're talking to approach or talking to a tower, they may very well reference one of these red flags. Since we're here, I see a class echo airport. Let's check that out. There's an example of a class echo. Has a dotted magenta line around the outside. That is a class echo airport. Examiner question on this one, they love asking about class E. Okay? VFR Sectional Chart Tips and Example Examiner Questions. Special VFR
This section Awesome!!! Its like Air land navigation. Can't wait to get my map in and re watch this video. Thanks you are helping me with so much information!!!
You are welcome Clarence. Thank you for the positive feedback
There are a handful of gems in this video. Thanks.
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I'm currently studying for my Part 107 sUAS certificate, but still found a lot of useful information here. Thanks!
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awsome, informative, concize, preciseand quick
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Excellent overview, thank you!
Your welcome and thank you for commenting!
Great perspective to hear you acting as an examiner. Your candid reflection on how even a pro wrestles with this at times was very helpful.
Thank you!
Really enjoyed the presentation. I now understand class G airspace. Thanks
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Thank You Kenny For a Start On VFR Charts Sir 🚁🚁👌
Your welcome Bennie!
Superb. Like your style...sense of humor is great when looking at the “mess” on those charts 👍 you’ve got it 👍. But serious at the same time 👍
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thank you Kenny it was great
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Excellent video!
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Cool, I made a list of things I've never done VFR because of this video. Pilot Report, request SVFR, Light gun signals, fly formation, enter class B. I want to be and stay a good VFR pilot.
Awesome thanks for commenting!
Electronics depend on batteries and can fail. Afraid to say, but paper is here to stay.
Sectional charts can be ordered on Amazon. Go to Amazon and search for "vfr sectional".
Great video. I liked the tip of using a VOR rose for determining a heading.
Awesome George thank you for your feedback!
great presentation!!!!!!!
Thank you very much Angel!
Thank you mate that was great
Thank you Jeff!
I appreciate your videos, they’re very helpful to say the least and I’ve never forgot the analogy with hitting a tower and how far you’ll fall to the ground and how important it is to study your route, complacencies and flying don’t mix. Again thnx for taking time to educate everyone.
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Assuming I wanted to go from the border all the way up the coast to Oregon... I would have to talk to multiple towers, civilian and military plus change elevations plus look out for towers plus????
Seems like lots of work/ time planning. Does this plan need to be filed with anyone or at all??
There is a lot of work in preflight planning. Your always always always on the look out for towers. Most control towers could be avoided if planned to go around them. There are many parts to your question to consider.
Great 👍 info.
Thanks for commenting as always Paul G.! Thank you for your Helicopter Online Ground School Membership!
I thought It’s was for aircraft. After I saw backside of placards, I got to know It’s for helicopter. Anyway It’s was very very helpful video for me to study. Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it.
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Chart looks like my hometown. Chicago. ORD , MDW, Paulwakee Executive Airport. Plus a bunch of smaller fields and military. Chicago is a busy airspace. Avoid unless necessary.
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I appreciate the editing! It's so good to watch a tightly edited video that flows well. There's so much to cover with these charts, of course you didn't cover the one question I'm looking to get the answer to. I'm studying for the written exam, and one of the sample questions is "What is the recommended communications procedure for departure at Currituck County Airport?" Wouldn't you just announce on the CTAF of 122.9?
Yes. Unless that airport has a specific recommended departure communications requirement listed in the Chart Supplement use 122.9 to declare your intentions to local traffic.
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I'm hoping to get acreage in Logansport, you were showing the area on the map, MOA is right there.
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@@HelicopterGround I would have to get two maps, St. Louis and Chicago. Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport is a CTAF
Hey neighbor! I'm from the South Bend/Elkhart area!
Awesome Nathan thanks for commenting!
Where to get current VFR sectional chart for Indiana?
Sportys
Why the shortage of charts?
With more people using electronic less demand for paper.
I soloed at c65 in 1992.
Wow, that is cool. What kind of helicopter?
Helicopter Online Ground School actually it was a piper Cherokee.
I'm studying for my Gyroplane licence
Good luck with your training. Let us know how it all goes.