Best methods of map folding

[Grim Reaper 14]

Any thoughts and/or suggestions would be welcomed please. I would add (if it makes any difference!) that I am one of those who always flies 'north up'. i.e. If my a/c is on a heading of 270 o, I still hold my map 'the right way up', rather than having the western edge of the map uppermost.

I'm not currently struggling with this, but can't help thinking that there will be some cracking (and bleedin' obvious) method that I am unaware of.

Ta!! ;)

[Windy Militant]

Mr Reaper this was posted a while ago I'm afraid I can't remember who by hope that It's helpful.

Fold 1. with the chart printed side down, fold the two longest edges of
the chart together so that you get a nice fold running east west along
the middle.

Fold 2 & 3. Open out the chart and fold the lower edge up to the centre
fold, repeat for the top edge.

You should now have three horizontal folds running east west across the
chart. (If you haven't, give up and go down the pub!)

Fold 4, 5 & 6. Open out the chart and repeat the previous process, only
this time make the folds north south.

You should now have three horizontal and three vertical folds dividing
the chart up into sixteen little squares. (Fun isn't it) All of the
remaining folds will be north south.

Fold 7. Open out the chart printed side down and take the lefthand edge
and position it on the first fold in from the righthand side. Take a
soft pencil and write "not this one dummy" along the resulting fold
(You'll see why next).

Fold 8. Open out the chart again and repeat step seven again only this
time from the other end. By writing along the previous fold it will
hopefully stop you making fold 8 in the wrong place! Remember to fold
the edge to the FIRST fold at the other end.
You should now have five vertical and three horizontal folds, if not,
the pub option will apply.

Fold 9 & 10. Open out the chart and fold the lefthand edge in to the
first fold on the lefthand side. Repeat for the righthand edge to the
first fold on the righthand side.
You should now have completed all seven vertical and three horizontal
folds and all the vertical holds will be the same distance apart. No?
Pub!

Final assembly. Open the chart out flat on the table printed side down
and fold the top and bottom segments into the middle. Turn the chart
over with the open edges away from you. Starting with the top fold, make
the first fold away from you. Next fold towards you, next away and so on
until you have a series of concertina folds.

Open the folds out between the second and third peaks of the concertina,
turn it through 90 degrees and fold the top away from you.

The job is now finished (yipeee). To use, flip the chart open so that
there is an equal number of concertinas each side and page left and
right through the concertinas to see the centre portion of the chart. To
see the upper and lower portions of the chart, flip it over towards you
and page left and right through the concertinas.


;) WM

[Evo7]

This works for me :)

http://www.listfaq.flyer.co.uk/mapfolding.htm

[Windy Militant]

EVO 7 Snap:D So that's where it came from.

[Evo7]

glad you didn't have to type it all in... ;)

[AerBabe]

I buy a rolled up map, keep Coventry in the middle, and fold everything until it's roughly 8" square. Then I clamp the whole thing with a bulldog clip. If I'm going further afield, I refold so as much of my route as possible is visible, with any folds on unimportant areas. If you see what I mean :confused:

Works for me :D


(Editted for being an idiot)

[Rattus]

Aerbabe
How do you manage to get an 8' square map into an aeroplane?
Just curious...
Rattus :D

[AerBabe]

Easy ... umm ... :o

[Fujiflyer]

Rattus, Babe flies a big aeroplane :D

[The man formerly known as]

Aa a wise instructor once said,

'The only way to refold a map is differently'

Don't worry after about 10 years of carrying around a lump of football shaped paper clamped with bulldog clips you'll find a way that suits the way you need it.

For example I know lots of SE based pilots who cut wales and everything above watford off the half mil. They base all of their flying on the cheaper more friendly and ironically more accessible french arifields. This makes the map much more manageable. You just need to think what you want from it.

If you make a mistake with this approach the good old CAA forces you to buy a new one every april anyway.