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BY CRAIG BROWN
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Q: I always thought that military training routes (MTR) were identified by
either three or four numbers, depending on altitude. How can you explain
IR20, IR50, IR51, and IR56 on the Miami sectional?
A: Good question. For review, military training routes at or below 1,500 feet
agl (with no segment above 1,500 feet) are identified by four-digit numbers
such as VR1007. These routes are generally developed for flight under
visual flight rules (VFR). Routes above 1,500 feet agl (some segments of
these routes may be below 1,500 feet) are identified by three or fewer digit
numbers such as IR21 or IR302. These routes are developed for flight under
instrument flight rules (IFR).
Routes numbered from 1 to 99 are actually 001
to 099, and are shown as IR1 or IR99, eliminating
the initial zeros. MTRs can vary in width from four
to 16 miles; however, detailed width information is
not depicted on the navigation charts.
Most important is the real lesson to be learned
here: The AOPA Pilot Information Center regularly
receives calls from members who see an unfamiliar
symbol on a navigation chart and, upon reviewing
the chart legend, still cannot find the answer. My
go-to resource for all these questions is the free
FAA book Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide, which
can be downloaded from FAA.gov.
This guide describes every single mark, line,
symbol, and detail you will find on sectional charts,
IFR en route charts, and instrument approach
procedures. When you cannot find what you are
looking for elsewhere, open this guide and you will
absolutely find the answer. If it's on a chart, it's in
this guide. Use it to your advantage.
CRAIG BROWN is a senior aviation technical specialist in
the AOPA Pilot Information Center.
pilotassist@aopa.org
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