Visual 500 Austria Glider

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The aeronautical chart Visual 500 Austria Glider is the first aeronautical chart with the look and feel of the German Aeronautical Chart ICAO 1:500,000. It shows Austria and parts of its bordering countries. The Visual 500 Austria Glider chart uses the metric system. With its clear topography and up-to-date aeronautical information, it offers gliders enhanced safety and flexibility for their flights.

Current airspace structure

VFR reporting points
- Aerodromes with name, location indicator and frequency, length and direction of the runway, information on direction finders, aerodrome beacons and the traffic circuit and a diagram of the aerodrome elevation
  - FIS sectors with frequencies
    - Glider sites, sites for hang gliders, ultra-light aircraft and parachute descents and free balloon launch sites
      - Radio navigation aids (NDB, VOR, VOR/DME, VORTAC) with name, frequency and Morse Code identification
        
        Obstacles to air navigation and maximum elevation figures
        
        Motorway names
        
        Integrated coordinates ruler
        
        Reverse side of the chart: ATIS and VOLMET frequencies, VFR semi-circular cruising level, VFR transponder settings, information on altimeter setting, light signals