VFR chart quiz

[TangoWhiskey]

Aviators. Recent travels brought me to this quadrant. Hadn't seen these honeycomb terrain markings prior. Any thoughts?

Boobie farm

 

[roncachamp]

That's cool. Why so familiar with it? Did you go there?

Didn't go to school there, but I've been there and flown over the area. When I see something rather odd like that my sense of curiosity compels me to do a bit of research.

 

[MadseasoN]

chickenback

 

[flyingron]

My daughter went to grad school at CSU. Her apartment was directly under the "A" marked on the side of the hill. Made it easy to navigate.

 

[Matthew]

My daughter went to grad school at CSU. Her apartment was directly under the "A" marked on the side of the hill. Made it easy to navigate.

Mine is in grad school there right now. Yes, it's a big A.

 

[MAKG1]

Didn't go to school there, but I've been there and flown over the area. When I see something rather odd like that my sense of curiosity compels me to do a bit of research.

You were flying much too low when you took that photo.

 

[MAKG1]

Here are some similar "LMU" letters for Loyola Marymount University that helpfully define the entry to the southbound "miniroute" over LAX, leaving Santa Monica's airspace.

However, I looked, and they're not on the chart. Probably just too crowded around there?

Not as bad as it used to be. The old Hughes airstrip was in the bottom left of that photo.

That's not a recent photo, is it? I thought the whole site was paved over as an office park now.