Piper Archer, if you want an old Jepp IFR chart I can prob send you an old one of mine.
The SIA and IGN charts are fine. No need for Jepp charts for France, IMHO.
In fact I haven't used the IGN charts after about 2003. I used the SIA ones only, though they are less good if you are doing very low level stuff.
if you want an old Jepp IFR chart I can prob send you an old one of mine
Thanks Jason. I'll send Peter my address, and if he doesnt mind passing it on to you somehow, it would be good to make a comparison for future use.
Done.
Piperarcher,
For the time being, I have bought the SIA Pochette VFR, as well as the 2013 cartabossy chart. Both are 1:1000000 and they appear very similar. Cartabossy does in fact have all the private aerodromes and ultralight sites. The SIA chart, OTOH, is certainly more "official" and I would trust it more than the Cartabossy, as far as airspaces go.
The point is however that the 1:1000000 scale is IMHO not sufficient, because it's too hard to decipher and distinguish all the various airspaces in certain parts of France. So, I will probably buy two more 1:500000 jepp charts, or possibly the DFS chart. BTW, I also have an ipad with both ANP and SD, but I still prefer a decent 1:500000 chart in my hands when flying (and also for preflight planning).
I also have an ipad with both ANP and SD, but I still prefer a decent 1:500000 chart in my hands when flying
Same here. Well just SD, and I've been trying different routes zooming in and out as necessary to see where I cant and cant go. At the moment I'm hoping I will get clearance at 5000ft or something to transit most of the Class D enroute. I still like paper charts though, particularly in this case to verify what I am planning on SD, and maybe to gain a bit more awareness of things laterally on track.
Cartabossy and skydemon.
You are all set!
and maybe a chart for the paris region
If using the Cartabossy, make sure you get the 2013 version. The low level high speed restricted airspace across France changed about a month after the 2012 version came out, so it's well out of date now.
Colm
I wonder... what exactly is not shown on the 1:1M SIA chart which is directly relevant to legality of flight?
It shows CAS and it shows military areas. It also shows what looks like all normal airports.
Peter a lot of restricted areas do not have their vertical extent shown on those maps, if I remember correctly.
From a VFR point of view, there is no topographical data, though you're not often asked to report via town names like in the UK.
