Photo Interpretation of Sectionals

Ted Spitzmiller

1Sectional Photo Interpretation

Photo & Map Analysis ExerciseEach Inbound Flight will take a series of pictures with a

digital camera of a selected location from at least two 90-degree angles and at an altitude that will provide the best perspective of the assigned area.

Pictures will be downloaded to a PowerPoint presentation and presented for analysis by the crew during the last academic session of the day.

Photos will be correlated with a Sectional to determine A/C position, heading and altitude.

Current winds aloft will be used to determine windward and lee side of ridge lines.

Suggested search patterns and altitudes will be discussed.

Photo and Map Analysis

LocationsFMN

LAM SKX

CVS

ABQ

LRU

ALM

Determining Camera Location

LAM

5Sectional Photo Interpretation

FMN

6Sectional Photo Interpretation

CVS

7Sectional Photo Interpretation

SKX

8Sectional Photo Interpretation

ABQ

9Sectional Photo Interpretation

LRU

10Sectional Photo Interpretation

ALM

11Sectional Photo Interpretation