A graphic view of parachute drop areas

by | Sep 2, 2016 | Practice Areas, Safety

Parachute areas in PHX area, as derived from 2016 Chart Supplement. (Courtesy of Terry Brandt.)

Parachute areas in PHX area, as derived from 2016 Chart Supplement. (Courtesy of Terry Brandt.)

New ways to visualize information in the newly renamed Chart Supplements — formerly the Airport Facility Directories — comes to light with the ability to find parachute areas in any given region.

AFTW’s Terry Brandt recently did that by drawing out the areas, by hand, on a chart. The information was compiled for the Chart Supplement covering the PHX area, plus the NOTAMS covering this region, as well.

You can download a PDF of his work here. (Be advised, this is a 20MB download, and it might take a while on slower computers.)

Thanks, Terry!