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Most names on an air chart are waypoints. A waypoint is essentially a named pair of GPS coordinates. There are vastly more waypoints than airports. BEDAX is a w
by strogonoff 5y ago
Most names on an air chart are waypoints. A waypoint is essentially a named pair of GPS coordinates. There are vastly more waypoints than airports. BEDAX is a waypoint in the ocean, you can’t land on it.
- robthebrew 5y agothat just show what little I know. Thank you for clarifying.
- strogonoff 5y agoNo problem! Myself gotten into this subject not long ago. Another cool thing is navaids, those are also labeled on charts but they are more interesting than simple waypoints because they have radio. Some navaids are directional and tell your instruments whether you are moving towards them or not, and on which vector (degrees relative to north). You can use navaids and basic radio instruments in an airplane to figure out where you are on a map and where you are heading without any electronics and GPS, you just need to know their frequencies (charts specify those).