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• FAA Aviation Maps

  For me, I do that too. The tablet is my primary and tied to my stratux for ADSB/weather/GPS for navigation and awareness. Having a list of frequencies and VOR settings on the old junk I use, a marked up map is really handy. I like doing a loop around MSP (KFCM > KLVN > KSGS > KSTP > KANE > KMIC > KFCM) so a lot of frequency jumps. You can see what the EFB is more or less going to look like - so a sharpie on... - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• FAA Aviation Maps

  Technically these are referred to as "charts" and not maps. :) Another fun (and free!) resource is SkyVector, which automatically stitches them together and has tons of useful features for flight planning. https://skyvector.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• How do you navigate?

  If you’re in the US you can use skyvector to get most charts, which helps find sids and stars for commercial. For GA I love VOR navigation which are the blue compass roses you see everywhere. You have to dial the given frequency into your nav radio and set the course to intercept it at the desired heading. With two VORS (nav 1 and nav 2) you can triangulate your position without the GPS. Source: 5 months ago

• Navigation or Just Flyin' Around

  To practice GPS navigation from one place to another, I'll pick a takeoff and landing airport, then go to skyvector.com and input a flight plan. Then I'll choose the 'Routes' link on the right-middle of the flight plan input. Then I'll press the Nav Log button on the bottom right of the flight plan input. From that I'll put in the waypoints into the GPS. Source: 5 months ago

• Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on

  A suggestion for much further down the line: a timeline on the map which composites many maps from a similar time period so you can see them all stitched together (somewhat like how https://skyvector.com/ stitches together multiple sectional charts into a continuous map, though I know it can't be as seamless). - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• Do you need a flyer/operator ID to fly a 249g drone in the USA?

  The next issue is temporary flight restrictions that can pop up for a variety of reasons, like presidential movement, VIPs, firefighting, emergency response, large sports games, etc. I use SkyVector to check for TFRs (orange if they're not activated yet, red if they're active already). You can take decimal lat/longs and plot them on the chart by clicking Flight Plan in the top left corner and pasting them in the... Source: 10 months ago

• America Calls

  In case you don't have another way to view charts, all of our charts are published here for free, https://skyvector.com. Source: 10 months ago

• How do you find viable launch and landing sites near you?

  Research sectional charts. Check out skyvector.com. Find non-towered airports in rural areas. Browsing google maps satellite is also fun to do exploring. Searching for public parks can work too. Source: 10 months ago

• 3 different aircraft violated a TFR this week

  Yup, 1800wxbrief.com online briefings display TFRs prominently. Also tfr.faa.gov, or skyvector.com. Or inflight, as long as your plane has ADSB-out to ping the towers, you can get real-time ADSB-in TFR (and wx) info using a Stratux receiver, which you can assemble from $100-$200 of parts (software is free and open-source); you can display it on a <$100 Android tablet (or phone) using the open-source Avare software... Source: 11 months ago

• So flight simming did actually teach me something...

  You can look up SIDS (standard instrument departures) and STARS (standard terminal arrivals) on various apps and websites. I use skyvector, just hold your mouse over an airport. In MSFS most of the aircraft have these pre-programmed into the MFB or FMC. Source: 11 months ago

• Good review for VFR sectional charts?

  If you haven’t started training yet, try skyvector.com and the FAA Aeronautical Chart User Guide. Source: 11 months ago

• Pilot got permission to fly at 12k out of Sea-Tac this afternoon and gave us a heck of a view

  You can go to https://skyvector.com , pan & zoom to SEA, and then click on the 'World Lo' button to see the Victor airways. Source: 11 months ago

• Super noob questions, how do you know when to start descending and at about what rate should you descend?

  When flying VFR, most of your navigation is going to be done visually. Look out your window and use a map (https://skyvector.com/ has great VFR maps for the US). A bit of flight planning helps too, just seeing which landmarks are along the way and distances between them. Rough headings to take you from one to the next. Rivers and highways are good for getting your bearings too. Source: 12 months ago

• I reside within 2.5 miles of the center of an airport. Is buying a MJI 3 with all the features a mistake?

  I live in the twin cities area so take my advice with a grain of salt. First and foremost, it depends on what airport. There are a few different type of classifications and rules for each when it comes to airspace and when it becomes restricted. Based on the comment of photographing planes coming in it makes me think it is a larger airport, possibly class B or C. If you are not sure I would use ... Source: about 1 year ago

• Let's hear your skills

  Skyvector has the VFR map, I see what you mean! Source: about 1 year ago

• Looks like a large piece of US airspace over the east coast is closed

  Thunderstorms in the area. If you check skyvector.com it shows the reports. Source: about 1 year ago

• Does the FAA really eat into the enjoyment of flying?

  We have many charts that precisely depict the locations of various types of airspace and other important things. You can play around on skyvector.com to see what these look like. Source: about 1 year ago

• Why is my Garmin g1000 plotting another route?

  For enroute maps, Skyvector is free and pretty good especially for US where it's real maps, https://skyvector.com/ for finding charts on procedures differs by country but this place has some starting info, https://flightsimassociation.com/guides/virtual-flying/charts. Source: about 1 year ago

• This is really weird. If you have any ideas please help.

  Find your lat/long. You can do this on Google maps. Then find that point on this map: https://skyvector.com/. Source: about 1 year ago

• How do I find the correct Land Alt?l and minimums?

  This site is free and will tell you elevation of the field. Source: about 1 year ago

• What are the rules with flying near a hospital in Canada?

  Once you have the Advanced Certification, you'll need to contact the operator of the helipad and coordinate your flight. That info is on the apps/websites above, but it's also on SkyVector. Source: about 1 year ago