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Old 13th Apr 2004, 09:51
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IO540
 
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I think either the Jepp "VFR/GPS" ones, or the SIA ones, are suitable for this requirement.

I've had the SIA 1M-scale ones for a year but on balance prefer the Jepp 500k ones because the SIA ones don't show the prohibited (military) airspace vertical boundaries. France is full of that stuff, esp in the SW, and I like to have the chart on my lap, constantly checking my altitude against the chart and against the same airspace boundaries shown on the GPS MFD display. (Obviously the MFD map database must be up to date also).

While one would normally plan altitudes fully on the ground, this sort of stuff is hard to plan entirely on the ground, unless one makes a waypoint at each prohibited airspace boundary, which would be silly.

The alternative is to always fly in the "airways" and other controlled airspace, but if one doesn't get a clearance, or there is no reply on the radio (often happens in France), one can't go in there.

The big thing to watch for in France is the TRAs around the power stations!!
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