SOCOM Junior Member

when drawing this for the non-radar portion, what all does this entail ?

1) do you have to use a compass and make the angles from the airports correct ?
2) what materials are presented to you to work with ?
3) any cheat-sheets allowed ?
4) is all the information needed ? (ie: miles, angles, intersections)

thanks in advance...

Shyu Senior Member www.stuckmic.com

1) No, you draw it as close as you can, but you need to know the exact degree the airways come out of the vortac.
2) The map and a blank map
3) Its a memory test, what cheat sheet? But you do have all the stuff around the room to help you, like the blank map at the front of the room.
4) All the information you need is on the map presented to you.

Anything else you would like to ask sir?

SOCOM Junior Member

i'm just sayin, is it a blank piece of paper and they say "draw it, good luck" ???

Setarfed Rookie Georgia

I drew that map for one of my CTI classes, and the best thing is to draw it as many times as you can before you are tested on it. You may want to practice with drawing all the intersections, or drawing the radials, or drawing the mileages before you attempt to start drawing the whole thing. But repetition is the key so just keep drawing it. It seemed impossible to me at first but I scored very well on that test in the end.

Meg Rookie

They give you an outline of the area and the vortacs are printed on it too....you just label them and draw the airways in, mea's, moca's, etc

oncetrue83 Newcomer Memphis

If you are worried about the Aero center map, then I don't know what you are going to to with the map you get at your center. That one you have to draw the entire area you will be working in.

ColtsATC Trusted Member Indy

I'm drawing that map now. I miss aero center. Took the first of 4 map tests today. Day after day of drawing. So much fun lol

Roddy_Piper Resident Knucklehead Vegas baby

we had to do the entire center, not just your area. the aero center map was a cake walk compared to the real center maps. plus, i love how all the mea's on the aero center map is nice round numbers.

ATCs1222 Junior Member Brooklyn, NY

I remember drawing that ENTIRE ZOA map too, omg...I was about to kill myself hahaha. You know who came up w/ that idea? Is that lady in charge from the training department that's what i heard she change the policy on those maps. New developmental had to draw the entire ZOA maps whereas before just the Area maps that you are assigned to..

robb400 Rookie California

Ouch...and ZOA is where ill end up in the end...