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CHARTSAVAILABLE
The following aeronautical charts are produced:
• PlanningChart Australia (PCA)
•WorldAeronautical Chart (WAC)
• Visual Terminal Chart (VTC)
• Visual Navigational Chart (VNC)
• EnRoute chart - Low (ERC-L)
• EnRoute chart - High (ERC-H)
• Terminal AreaChart (TAC)
•Aerodrome (AD) Chart
PLANNINGCHARTAUSTRALIA
PCA depicts the following information:
• ARFOR boundaries;
• WAC coverage and chart titles;
• location names and abbreviations;
• estimated FISVHF coverage at 5000 ft and10 000 ft; and
• HFnetwork boundaries.
VISUALCHARTS
WACs (scale1:1,000,000) aredesigned for pre-flight planningandpilotage.
TheyareconstructedonLambert’sConformal ConicProjection. Australian
coverage isshownon thebackof eachchart.
VNCs (scale1:500,000) aredesigned foroperationsunder theVFR. Theycontain
anaeronautical overlayof controlledairspaceover a topographical base, andcontain
some radiocommunicationandothernavigational dataappropriate for visual
navigation.Mapcoverage isshownon the frontofeachmap.VNCsare intended
foruseup toand includingFL180.
VTCs (scale1:250,000) aredesigned for visual operationsnear terminal areas.
Theycontainsome topographical detail andappropriateairspace, radio
communicationandnavigationaid information.VTCsare intended foruseup to
and includingFL180.
charts
VFR
IFR
AIRSERVICES
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