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[Jimrh1993]

@PablodNinja

Sectional charts are the standard for VFR Navigation. The U.S. ones are all on SkyVector, but other countries are less well represented. It can be difficult to get VFR Charts for a lot of the world in a inexpensive online format. And of course the content varies.

Navigraph’s VFR maps don’t look really like the U.S. sectionals I’m used to, but they are better than the IFR route charts for sure (if you’re flying VFR). And they have good world wide coverage.

 

This is the SkyVector on-line map for the area surrounding Moscow Russia

 

This is the corresponding Navigraph map

You will notices that the Navigraph map includes more detail than the SkyVector map for the same area, but neither includes any obvious topographical detail

I really don’t know where to get current Russian “sectionals” for VFR flying - or even out-of-date ones for my own purposes for that matter.^[1]  Supposedly Navigraph is the “flight simmer’s outlet” for Jeppson charts which, (AFAIK), is what The Big Dogs, (i.e. real pilots), use.

Also, if I am guessing correctly, the areas surrounded by what looks like pink picket-fence facing inward are “You really don’t want to be here now, do you?” airspace.  Actually, if the US chart notation is used here, it would be “restricted” but not “prohibited” airspace - which VFR pilots try to avoid anyway.

[1]  If anyone knows where I can get new or even used Russian sectional charts, that knowledge would be appreciated.

Years ago I went to a GA hangar office at Worcester Regional, (pre-9/11), and asked about “maps” that pilots use, and the guy there gave me an out-of-date sectional for me to look at and it was interesting!