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" would be removed from VFR charts.
The FAA clarified that the change only removes the phrase "for emergency use" from the chart legend, not the private airports themselves from the charts.
The agency emphasized that emergency landing decisions are solely at the pilot's discretion, and private airports continue to serve as important visual landmarks and potential emergency options.
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.
