iFly GPS Forum

I've never flown at the altitudes where high altitude charts are used.  For all my IFR flying below about 12,000 feet, the low altitude charts are all I would ever need or use.  For VFR flying, I prefer Sectionals for the reason stated above.  I know a lot of pilots like vector charts for VFR flying.  I think it's a moot point what the airlines use.

My posts are in regards to aviation charts, not road maps.  I'm not concerned about airspace, restricted or prohibited areas, MOA's, etc. when driving my car.  My only point of disagreement was I did not envision a lot of IFR pilots using vector charts instead of low altitude enroute charts.  If you produce a vector chart with all the low altitude airways, etc., what is the difference in it versus a low altitude enroute chart?

For VFR flight, I can see why some pilots prefer the non-cluttered vector charts.  I don't.

I know nothing about vector charts except what I see on the iFly vector charts.  They are relatively clean and simple, but not my preference for flying VFR.  I prefer to "see it all."  For IFR flying, which I no longer do, I would want to see all the airways, intersections, navaids, airports, etc. and have access to sids, stars, and approaches.  I'm not sure there is much more depicted on a low-altitude enroute chart that I would want removed to produce a vector chart.

Regardless, don't waste your time trying to explain it for me.  I'm just a customer here and I am quitting flying now that I have reached age 70.  I have decided, that 53 years of flying light aircraft is enough and it's time to move on to other things.