World Aviation Charts for the outback !!!!

knew a guy who used them in china because thats all he could get for the area. He made it home so they must have been OK :)

They would be missing some things which vehicles need but planes don't.

Are they in a format for use in OZI (raster)?
If you need any assistance drop me a line 4wdric at hunterlink dot net dot au

We could compare them to the hema or Auslig maps

ric

WAC charts are excellent for aerial navigation...... AND land navigation.
Deadly accurate, perfect for GPS with Lats and Longs etc, terrain, and any significant land features.

(They commonly called WAC charts pronounced like whack!)
Cheers
....... from a 30 year pilot and 35 year four wheel driver!

Digital WACs available at

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Hi Chris, In the mid to late 60's I used WAC charts to find my way around the most remote parts of Western NSW. Western Qld, Northern SA, and Southern NT and I always managed to find where I wanted to go. WAC charts are very accurate and have a lot of good landmarks on them which a VFR pilot relies on. We had no GPS then so it was strictly navigation by time, and reading the landmarks.

Dick

Used them 20 years ago as there was little else available with enough detail of the deserts. Probably not worth worrying about these days as there are far better maps like the Great Desert series or Westprint with all the detail a 4 wheel driver needs. ie: GPS points, camp sites, track notes etc. The scale is nothing special so the track detail can be a bit out. With computer mapping the World Aviation charts are old hat unless of course you are flying a plane.
Cheers Craig............

With a scale of 1:1000000 I don't think so- in some situations 1:250k is not enough...

the only advantage i can think of is that they show some some relief and the magnetic variation.
otherwise, at a scale of 1:1000000, i will stick to road maps for 4wd and WAC's for flying.
the charts are designed for visual navigation.
as accurate as most maps as the continent drifts off slowly.
laminated ones are good for using with a chinagraph pencil to scribble/draw on, which can be erased easily.

I used WAC's for the first couple of years of my flying career until I found the RAAF ONC's (Operational Navigation Charts) - heaps easier to read! IMHO the tints used were far easier to interpret than the WAC.

If you're looking for something with a better scale try TPC's (Tactical Pilotage Charts). They only go to 1:500000 but contain reasonably good detail and are as easy to read as an ONC.