This presentation explains how to read a sectional as well as how to depict all symbols that can be found on a sectional.

1. Sectionals Groups B/D: First Year Beginning

2. Essential Questions What is a sectional? How do I read a sectional? What can a sectional tell me about my location? How can sectionals be helpful during VFR?

3. What is a sectional? equivalent of a road map for cars; shows you where airports are, lakes, roads, power lines, etc. used for VFR only (there are different charts for IFR)

4. What does a sectional tell us? Airports Airport data Navigation Aids Radio Communication Airspace Information Topographic Information Obstructions Miscellaneous

5. Airports Towered/Untowered Runway surface/distance Other airport types Fuel available Rotating beacon

6. Towered or not? All other colored airports are untowered, or uncontrolled. Blue-colored airports are towered or controlled.

7. Runway Surface/Distance No hard surface Hard-surfaced between 1500 and 8069 feet long Approximate navigational aid location on field

8. Other Airport Types Private Military Heliport ONLY Abandoned Ultralight Unverified

9. Fuel Available/Rotating Beacon fuel available – tabs show on outside of airport symbol rotating beacon – star appears near airport symbol

10. Airport Data Name and code Control tower/CTAF and frequency ATIS Elevation Lights Longest runway UNICOM Special directions

11. Airport Data What can you tell me about this airport? Gwinnett Co. Briscoe (LZU) CT - 124.1 * © ATIS 132.275 1061 *L 60 123.05

12. Airport Data name - Gwinnett County Briscoe [Field] airport code - LZU control tower frequency - 124.1 (* = changes to CTAF or © because tower closes) ATIS frequency - 132.275 elevation - 1,061 ft. MSL * - limited lighting airport longest runway - 6,000 ft. UNICOM frequency - 123.05 Gwinnett Co. Briscoe (LZU) CT - 124.1 * © ATIS 132.275 1061 *L 60 123.05

13. Special Directions For example, use right pattern runways 23 and 34. See A/FD for more information.

14. Navigation Aids VOR VORTAC VOR-DME NDB NDB-DME

15. All Navigation Aids

16. Radio Communication FSS

17. FSS

18. Airspace Information Class Ceiling/floor Special Military Prohibited Restricted Warning areas etc.

19. D Class B ceiling/floor Class D ceiling Class/Ceiling/Floor/Special B E

20. Topographic Information Roads Railroads Bridges Power lines Bodies of water (dams) Landmark, outdoor theater, race track, tank, oil well, mines, etc.

21. Ground Reference Points power lines roads/highways railroads I-85

22. Bodies of Water Lakes, streams, rivers, oceans, etc. Lake Lanier

23. Bridges/Misc.

24. Obstructions Towers Group towers Towers w/ lights Tower altitudes

25. Towers towers tells you 2 altitudes top altitude is MSL bottom altitude is AGL (in parentheses) 1,504 ft. MSL 619 ft. AGL shorter towers taller towers

26. Towers one, single tower group of towers lit towers

27. Miscellaneous Magnetic Variation MSA Ultralight Hang glider Glider Parachuting Flashing light

28. Magnetic Variation Used for flight planning Angle between true north and magnetic north

29. MSA – Minimum Safe Altitude Lowest altitude MSL that you can fly without hitting any obstacles One inside every grid Add 2 0’s

30. Other

31. Quiz Time!!! What class airspace does 9A1 have? Does 9A1 have fuel available? Class E Yes, there is fuel available.

32. Quiz Time!!! What special directions should you be aware of when flying into RHP? right pattern runway 8

33. Quiz Time!!! Observe the following airport data. What is the control tower frequency for Hartsfield? Hint – Hartsfield is the busiest airport in the world. NO SVFR HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTL (ATL) CT – 119.1 119.3 119.5 123.85 125.325 ATIS 119.65 1026 L 119 122.95 All five frequencies can be considered control tower frequencies. Why? Because each runway has its own frequency. That’s how busy Hartsfield is. Refer to your A/FD for more information.

34. Quiz Time!!! Which type of navigational aid can be found nearest to DNN? NDB Bonus: What type of NDB is this? NDB or NDB-DME? NDB

35. Quiz Time!!! Out of the 12 public-use airports shown below, how many are towered/controlled and how many are untowred/uncontrolled? Towered --- 1 Untowered --- 11

36. Quiz Time!!! What information can you tell me about CAD? Name: Wexford County Code: CAD Weather: AWOS 128.325 Elevation: 1,307 Lighted: yes, limited Longest Runway: 5,000 Comms: CTAF 122.8

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41. Essential Questions What is a sectional? How do I read a sectional? What can a sectional tell me about my location? How can sectionals be helpful during VFR?

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