FAA - Aeronautical charts users guide

Aeronautical Chart Users’ Guide

FAA - Federal Aviation Administration

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This Chart Users’ Guide is an introduction to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aeronautical charts and publications. It is useful to new pilots as a learning aid, and to experienced pilots as a quick reference guide.
In the USA, the FAA is the source for all data and information utilized in the publishing of aeronautical charts through authorized publishers for each stage of Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) air navigation including training, planning, and departures, enroute (for low and high altitudes), approaches, and taxiing charts.

133 pages - in English - free download PDF