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Old 12th March 2015 | 01:35
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Tinstaafl
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From: Escapee from Ultima Thule
Why bother with laminating charts? They're harder to fold, are bulkier, need special markers**, and solvent to erase. Use unlaminated WACs + soft pencil ( I like 2B) + a soft rubber to erase. Bonus point: unlaminated charts are cheaper!

I have charts that are still easily legible & writeable after 30 years.

Use a VTC or VNC when available. If you must transcribe airspace onto a WAC, only do the airspace that isn't covered by a the previous two charts in the altitudes that you will likely use, typically A100.

Why make life harder for yourself?


**except for the seemingly difficult to obtain 'pearled'/ roughened surface lamination.
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