Understanding us charts

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rotorspeed
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Understanding us charts

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Ok I was thinking of doom doing some solo flying in social. On looking at their maps they are a bit different than ours. If I look for example at Van Nuys on either the sectional or tax it only lists the surrounding class C restrictions ( burnank) , bottom 3000 top 4800,but doesn't say anything about the VAN Nuys airspace which if I understand the chart is class D. Do you only find that in the airport procedures?
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Ok i got it 30 in box means 3000
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The colour (or color, since it's a US chart) of the outline of the airspace is used to identify the class. If you look on the legend, Van Nuys is surrounded by a hashed blue line which means class D (much easier to see on the TAC rather than the VNC). The blue box indicates the ceiling, in this case [-30] indicates up to but not including 3000 feet. The solid purple outline of burbank indicates class C, and a solid blue outline would be class B. Class E outlines vary depending on the floor.
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Yeah got it. I was having trouble with the ceiling of class d since it was on the box. Canadian charts are easier to read and have the frequencies right there on the airspace altitudes
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