New VFR Planning Wall Chart coming Feb. 2011

[Jim Logajan]

A year ago I bought a chart from Sporty's labeled JNCA-5 and advertised as being ideal for preliminary VFR planning. It is large - 58 x 41 inches and shows the entire U.S. and a good portion of southern Canada. Technically a jet chart, it was good for laying out on the floor and pondering routing options. One big problem: the information on it was from Sept. 1997!

Well it looks like the FAA is finally planning to release a proper VFR planning wall chart of similar size (59x36) and will allegedly be updated yearly. Here are a couple links with more information:

AOPA article:
http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/101117vfrwallchart.html

PDF of FAA announcement:
http://aeronav.faa.gov/content/aeronav/safety_alerts/SA_VFR%20WPC_VCAM_10-07.pdf

FAA web page to order a copy (though it is 3 months away - I'm sure they'll take your money now - this is the government after all!):

http://naco.faa.gov/ecomp/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=VFRWPC

This is the JNCA-5 product I bought that is so old that continental drift and politics have made it invalid:
http://sportys.com/pilotshop/product/8723

 

[TMetzinger]

Nice! I've got the JNCA-5 on foamboard and covered with a plastic film so I can use a china marker on it, but as you note it's WAAAAY out of date.

 

[lmiracle20]

The JNCA-5 is no longer available. That is probably best as it was outdated. I went ahead and ordered two of the new FAA VFR wall planning chart that comes out in February. One for office and one for home. I can't wait to get them. I have been looking for one since I got my license a little over a year ago. 365 cross-country hours later it is needed even more.

 

[EdFred]

Needs to be about 120" x 72"