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Old 26th May 2020, 06:15
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Lead Balloon
 
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You’re not paying attention, Cap’n (as usual).

The current charts published by Airservices have a symbol on them that is not described in the legend: An unbroken circle with a “U” in the middle. According to alphacenturi, that means the place is “unverified”. And the place is, apparently, going to be removed entirely from the chart.

The current charts published by Airservices have a symbol in the legend for an “Aerodrome/ALA unverified”: A broken circle.

Why are the charts not marked in accordance with the legend? Because the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.

There are unverified ALAs everywhere. That’s why there’s a symbol for them in the legend on the current charts published by Airservices. The reason they are marked as “unverified” is to make clear that their use is at the users’ risk. I don’t know who you reckon is going to have a ‘field day’ when someone has a prang using an unverified ALA, but I can rarely fathom what’s going on in your head.
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