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For decades, the heavy leather binder filled with loose-leaf Jeppesen charts was a pilot’s badge of honor. But as digital flight bags (EFBs) like ForeFlight take over, the "paper Jepp" is becoming a relic of the past.
Every chart is divided into distinct sections designed for a logical flow during a flight: 1. The Header & Briefing Strip
The is more than a piece of paper or a PDF file. It is a distillation of hundreds of man-hours of flight checking, obstacle surveying, and legal certification. Elrey Jeppesen once said, "The only thing we have to sell is the pilot’s confidence."
: Contains the airport name, chart index number, and essential communication frequencies like Tower and Ground.