Five questions on the coordinate grid — parallels vs. meridians, the minute tick marks, and writing a position the way the FAA exam expects it.
Illustrative grid · lat/long
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Illustrative grid modeled on AKTS Figure 21. The Bootcamp uses real FAA sectional excerpts.
Parallels run east-west and measure latitude (north/south). Meridians run north-south and measure longitude (east/west). The little ticks along each line are minutes — sixty of them to a degree.
When you write or read a position, latitude always comes first, then longitude, with the N/W letters attached: 32°15'N, 081°15'W. The Part 107 exam will hand you a chart and ask you to locate a point — this is the whole skill.
The DroneReady Bootcamp turns chart reading into free points with worked examples and the full Part 107 bank.
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