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From: calvert@ut-sally.UUCP (Ken Calvert)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: "Maximum Elevation Figures"
Message-ID: <2994@ut-sally.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 15:33:36 EDT
Article-I.D.: ut-sally.2994
Posted: Wed Sep 25 15:33:36 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Sep-85 05:38:27 EDT
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Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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I have a question.

I just purchased a "VFR/IFR wall planning chart" (had to order
something from sporty's to enter the skyhawk contest :-)).
It's a big NOAA chart in two pieces showing airports and
restricted airspace (on the VFR side; IFR side has airways)
for the "conterminous" 48 and then some.

The areas covered by the various Sectional charts are indicated.
In every sectional's area is a number defined in the legend as
the "Maximum Elevation Figure" for that sectional.

Can anyone enlighten me as to what these numbers are?
The reason I ask is that the number for the Jacksonville (Fla.)
sectional is 15,2(00)!  Miami's is 14,2(00).  I don't have those
sectionals, but the number for Kansas City is 3,7(00).  On an
old (early '83) KC sectional the "maximum terrain elevation"
is given as 2430, and the elevation number in that "square"
on the chart is 28(00).

What gives?  New mountain ranges?  High-altitude tethered balloons?

Stumped,
Ken Calvert
-- 
I speak only for myself, you understand.

Ken Calvert
Univ. of Texas
calvert@sally.UTEXAS.EDU
{almost anywhere}!ut-sally!calvert


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