This week the FAA announced it was planning to make a change to VFR aeronautical charts. [Credit: Meg Godlewski]
Key Takeaways:
Pilots were initially confused by an FAA announcement suggesting private airports lacking "landmark value" might be removed from VFR charts.
The FAA clarified that the change only removes the "for emergency use" text from the chart legend, not the private airports themselves from the charts.
The agency stated it cannot dictate emergency landing areas, emphasizing this decision is always at the pilot's discretion.
Private airports, when their owners permit, continue to be depicted on VFR charts as valuable visual landmarks for aviators.
What exactly determines if a private airport has landmark value?
That was the topic of discussion among many pilots this week in response to an announcement from the FAA stating that the agency was planning to make a change to VFR aeronautical charts, also known as sectional or terminal area charts.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
