In this tutorial, I explain how to read aeronautical charts, focussing on SID, STAR, transition approach plates. For flight simulation use only.

If you want to fly airliner and business jet flights realistically in your sim of choice, whether on Vatsim, with Pilot2ATC, with your simulator's built-in ATC or on your own, but you're not too sure exactly where to get up-to-date charts or how to read them, this video is for you!

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ADDITIONAL READING
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Aircraft approach categories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraf...

ILS Categories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrum...

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WHERE TO GET CHARTS
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Navigraph: https://navigraph.com/

Chartfox: https://chartfox.org/

SkyVector (USA only): https://skyvector.com/airports

UK eAIP: https://www.aurora.nats.co.uk/htmlAIP...

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BOOKMARKS
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00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - Phases of a flight
01:13 - Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs)
06:23 - North American SIDs
07:50 - Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs)
10:59 - Approach transitions
13:15 - ILS approaches
17:37 - STARs without transitions
18:15 - VOR-DME, NDB & locator approaches
20:00 - North American STARs & approaches
21:36 - RNP & RNAV approaches
22:55 - Where to get charts from
24:12 - Conclusion

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SYSTEM SPECS
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i7 8700k processor
32GB RAM
GeForce GTX 1080Ti
LG UltraWide 25UM58 25-inch Monitor
Thrustmaster T16000.M flight stick

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