6. Pre.Flight Information Service at Aerodromes Available to International Flights
6.1 Pre.Flight Information Units in the U.S. are Flight Service Stations (FSS) operated by either FAA (in Alaska) or by federal contract facilities (elsewhere in the U.S.).
6.2 Flight Service Stations (FSSs) are air traffic facilities which provide pilot briefings, flight plan processing, en route radio communications, search and rescue services, and assistance to lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situations. FSSs also relay ATC clearances, process Notices to Airmen, broadcast aviation weather and aeronautical information, and notify Customs and Border Protection of transborder flights. In addition, at selected locations FSSs provide En Route Flight Advisory Service (Flight Watch) and Airport Advisory Service (AAS). In Alaska, designated FSSs also provide TWEB recordings and take weather observations.
6.3 FSS locations, services and telephone informa-tion are available in the U.S. Airport/Facility Directory, Supplement Alaska, and Pacific Chart Supplement.
6.4 Flight Service Stations have telecommunica-tions access to all of the weather and NOTAM information available for preflight briefing to international locations with which the U.S. Interna-tional NOTAM office exchanges information.
GEN 3.2 Aeronautical Charts
1. General
1.1
Civil aeronautical charts for the U.S. and its territories, and possessions are produced by the National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO), http://www.naco.faa.gov, which is part of FAA’s office of Technical Operations Aviation Systems Standards.
2.
Obtaining Aeronautical Charts
2.1 Most charts and publications described in this chapter can be obtained by subscription or one.time sales from:
NACO Distribution Division Federal Aviation Administration 6303 Ivy Lane, Suite 400 Greenbelt, MD 20770 Telephone: 1.800.638.8972
(Toll free within U.S.) 301.436.8301/6990 301.436.6829 (FAX)
e.mail: 9.AMC.Chartsales@faa.gov
2.2
Public sales of charts and publications are also available through a network of FAA chart agents primarily located at or near major civil airports. A listing of products and agents is printed in the free FAA catalog, Aeronautical Charts and Related Products. (FAA Stock No. ACATSET). A free quarterly bulletin, Dates of Latest Editions, (FAA Stock No. 5318), is also available from NACO.
3.
Selected Charts and Products Available
VFR Navigation Charts IFR Navigation Charts Planning Charts Supplementary Charts and Publications Digital Products
4. General Description of Each Chart Series
4.1 VFR Navigation Charts
4.1.1 Sectional Aeronautical Charts. Sectional Charts are designed for visual navigation of slow to medium speed aircraft. The topographic information consists of contour lines, shaded relief, drainage patterns, and an extensive selection of visual checkpoints and landmarks used for flight under VFR. Cultural features include cities and towns, roads, railroads, and other distinct landmarks. The aeronautical information includes visual and radio aids to navigation, airports, controlled airspace, special.use airspace, obstructions, and related data. Scale 1 inch = 6.86nm/1:500,000. 60 x 20 inches folded to 5 x 10 inches. Revised semiannually, except most Alaskan charts are revised annually. (See FIG GEN 3.2.1 and FIG GEN 3.2.11.)
4.1.2 VFR Terminal Area Charts (TAC). TACs depict the airspace designated as Class B airspace. While similar to sectional charts, TACs have more detail because the scale is larger. The TAC should be used by pilots intending to operate to or from airfields within or near Class B or Class C airspace. Areas with TAC coverage are indicated by a . on the Sectional Chart indexes. Scale 1 inch = 3.43nm/1:250,000. Charts are revised semiannually, except Puerto Rico.Virgin Islands which is revised annually. (See FIG GEN 3.2.1 and FIG GEN 3.2.11.)
4.1.3 World Aeronautical Charts (WAC). WACs cover land areas for navigation by moderate speed aircraft operating at high altitudes. Included are city tints, principal roads, railroads, distinctive land-marks, drainage patterns, and relief. Aeronautical information includes visual and radio aids to navigation, airports, airways, special.use airspace, and obstructions. Because of a smaller scale, WACs do not show as much detail as sectional or TACs, and therefore are not recommended for exclusive use by pilots of low speed, low altitude aircraft. Scale 1 inch = 13.7nm/ 1:1,000,000. 60 x 20 inches folded to 5 x 10 inches. WACs are revised annually, except for a few in Alaska and the Caribbean, which are revised biennially. (See FIG GEN 3.2.12 and FIG GEN 3.2.13.)
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