Jeppesen vs. AeroNav

In a pinch, you may only have access to one type of chart, and it might not be the type youre familiar with. A good briefing is essential for every departure and approach, and a good knowledge base for the chart type in use will help facilitate that briefing. Lets compare AeroNav and Jeppesen approach charts.Lets use the ILS or LOC Rwy 34 in Roanoke, Virginia for comparison. …

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

AeroNav and Jeppesen approach charts differ significantly in their layout, indexing, and the specific presentation of briefing information, graphical elements, and minimums (e.g., municipality vs. airport indexing, unique briefing strip contents, and plan/profile view depictions).
Key distinctions also lie in how they display navigational data, obstacles, and critical altitudes, along with their revision cycles and publication methods (e.g., individual page updates vs. regional book updates, and inclusion of airport diagrams as insets or on separate pages).
Despite these numerous subtle differences in design and information display, the article concludes that a proficient instrument pilot should be able to effectively use either chart type with adequate familiarization.

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In a pinch, you may only have access to one type of chart, and it might not be the type you’re familiar with. A good briefing is essential for every departure and approach, and a good knowledge base for the chart type in use will help facilitate that briefing. Let’s compare AeroNav and Jeppesen approach charts.
Let’s use the ILS or LOC Rwy 34 in Roanoke, Virginia for comparison.