Whether you're a commercial pilot or someone who flies for recreation, creating a detailed, well crafted flight plan can mean the difference between a smooth ride and a world of trouble.

Using Aeronautical Charts is designed to assist pilots in pre-flight preparations and with in-flight decision making. It will help you transform these navigational tools into indispensable piloting partners. Through the book's easy to read, practical guidance, you'll:

• Master the specifics of VFR, IFR, and other charts.
• Understand the wide variety of chart symbols and their impact upon flight planning.
• Become familiar with the new RNAV charts.
• Stay up to date with current airspace classifications.
• And much, much more!

Using Aeronautical Charts is perfect for students, yet detailed enough for seasoned pilots. It delivers its lessons through a unique “Reader Challenge” format. As a result, you'll build knowledge as you progress, and rapidly move from the basics of chart interpretation to international operations and beyond.

• Projections and Limitations Projections Mercator Projection Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Polar Stereographic Projection Horizontal Datum Limitations Scale Simplification and Classification Currency
• Visual Chart Terminology and Symbols Topography and Obstructions Terrain Hydrography Culture Obstructions Aeronautical Airports Radio Aids to Navigation Airspace Navigational Information
• Standard Visual Charts Planning Charts IFR/VFR Low Altitude Planning Chart Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Planning Chart Charted VFR Flyway Planning Chart Using Planning Charts Sectional Charts Terminal Area Charts Helicopter Route Charts World Aeronautical Charts Using Visual Charts Bridging the Gaps Checkpoint Considerations Back on Course Coastal Cruise
• Supplemental Charts National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) Visual Charts Global Navigational and Planning Charts Loran Charts Jet Navigation Charts Operational Navigation Charts