Let’s Fly To Lunch Cross country flight to another airport We’ll need to: Navigate the taxiways for takeoff Use our map reading skills And find the airport with the restaurant Let’s Fly to Lunch Lesson Plan Materials: Detroit Sectional Aeronautical Charts (2-3 students per chart) Printout of KCGF airport diagram with each chart Objective: Introduce use of maps for aerial navigation Learn some of the symbols on charts and what they look like from the air Learn airport signage Equipment: Projector or large HDTV screen for PowerPoint charts Computer to display PowerPoint presentation Bruce Bream, LtCol/CAP Eagle Squadron Ohio Wing CAP October 2011

Pilotage – Where am I? Let’s use Pilotage to take a trip that’s reference to a map and what you see out the window We’re starting at Cuyahoga County Airport (KCGF) Destination: Salem Airpark (38D)

Sectional Aeronautical Charts DETROIT Primary Visual navigation map for pilots 37 charts cover the lower U.S. Opening a Chart: Maps are printed on two sides Look at the overview chart Pick North or South side Hold map so the correct side reads upright Unfold the map

Sectional Aeronautical Chart Symbols Airports Control Tower Uncontrolled Obstructions Elevation MSL Cities Height AGL Lakes & Dams Roads VOR Railroads Powerlines

Route of Flight: KCGF – Cuyahoga Co. CXR – Chardon VOR ACO – Akron VOR 38D – Salem Airpark Airport Identifiers (2 formats) 4-character Starts with a “K” for U.S. Airports (KCLE, KCGF) 3-character Starts with a number and contain at least one letter (7G8, 38D)

Cuyahoga County Airport (KCGF) CT Control Tower 118.5 Talk to tower on this channel 879 Elevation in feet (MSL) L Lighted runway 51 5100 feet long We Start Here

Every flight starts on the ground Runway Holding Position (you’re looking at 6 or 24) Taxiway Location (you’re on it) 6-24 A1 Taxiway Direction (you’re not there yet) Signs Runways Only Numbers Magnetic heading of runway / 10 24 = 240 degrees Taxiways Always starts with letters A, A1, B

At the Runway 24 24-6 A1 Hold short of runway marking Runway Taxiway side Runway Side 24 24-6 A1

Starting to taxi to the runway What is this light colored pavement? What is this darker pavement? Where am I on the airport? What is the black sign? What is the red sign? Which direction is North?

Crossing the Runway? I must have crossed the runway, with permission from the tower, of course What taxiway am I on? What is coming up next? What are those strange dashes? Left side view Right side view

Taxiing to the Runway for Takeoff Looking over my shoulder… What is that sign saying to me again? Are the numbers reversed?

Taxiing to the Runway for Takeoff Still on taxiway Alpha - But wait! - What is this? - Another Alpha? So what is A2? What runway number am I taxiing to? What heading should I see on my compass right now?

Holding Short of Runway Ahhh, end of taxiway Alpha, right? So now what? Am I at the correct runway or ON the runway by accident??? Look out, we’re on our way to the Chardon VOR (CXR)

A convergence of two main power lines Looking Northeast A convergence of two main power lines One from the NE and one from the North Looking North

TOWERS Not much to look at But it is a tower A cellphone tower Only about 200-300 feet tall Listed as 1416 MSL on the chart MSL = Mean Sea Level The height above MSL

So that’s why they look that way on the sectional charts!

How easily can you see these two towers? They’re twins on the chart 1610 MSL 290 feet tall

I found the Chardon VOR with my eyes! So who needs a radio? I found the Chardon VOR with my eyes! VOR = VHF Omni Range A radio navigation signal transmitter for aircraft Ok, it’s time to turn South

Wanna Race? But there’s no racetrack on the map! It’s a fairground! Most have racetracks

Flying South A lake in the distance The Dam The Causeway

Hiram in the background Looking northeast Possibly Far View (86D) Hiram in the background Looks like a windsock and touchdown marks

Powerlines crossing the freeway North to South

Looking South across the freeway Grass runways are really hard to find Looking South across the freeway Mills (7E3)

Ok, this one actually has an asphalt runway Still not finding it? Look for: Red hangars on one side, white on the other A long road that doesn’t connect to anything

29G – Portage Co.

Mogadore Lake

Akron VOR (ACO) Reservoir to Northeast Road to the South

Double Railroad tracks Crossing a freeway

Miller Airport (4G3)

Dual Racetracks? Not exactly the waypoint that you’d expect

Lake Milton Tower (1248 MSL) Causeway across lake

Salem Airpark (38D) Landing on 28

38D - Salem Airpark It’s time for lunch and enjoy the airplanes

Other Interesting Map Features on the Detroit Sectional

Oil Refinery south of Lima, Ohio I-75 running north into Lima