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Quiz: Do You Know What These 4 Uncommon Enroute Chart Symbols Mean?

Let's see if you have these symbols down!


  1. 1) What is the green, dotted line running east to west?
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    This denotes the time zone boundary. 

    This denotes the time zone boundary.

  2. 2) What does this blue border designate?
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    This designates the Special Flight Rules Area or SFRA for the Grand Canyon National Park. 

    This designates the Special Flight Rules Area or SFRA for the Grand Canyon National Park. 

  3. 3) Why is this VOR solid black and not a black outline?
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    This indicates that this VOR is a compulsory reporting point. In the event you were not in radar contact, you must let ATC know you are crossing this point.

    This indicates that this VOR is a compulsory reporting point. In the event you were not in radar contact, you must let ATC know you are crossing this point.

  4. 4) What does the blue '9000G' signify?
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    This means that this is the minimum enroute altitude (MEA) for GNSS RNAV equipped aircraft.

    This means that this is the minimum enroute altitude (MEA) for GNSS RNAV equipped aircraft.

Well, you could have done better, but you could have done worse too...

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Nice work, you know your chart symbols pretty well.

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Looks like you pretty much know it all.

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