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A helicopter flying low over the terrain by ZZZ, us, discover some large electrical power lines that are not recorded on his aviation map.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 3200 |
| ASRS Report | 398990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On a flight from xyz to YYY I flew over some major power lines. They are not on the VFR 1:500000 map. My medical crew told me that these lines have been there for yrs. It would help VFR helicopter pilots if these major lines were shown on our VFR maps.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HELI FLYING LOW OVER THE TERRAIN BY ZZZ, US, DISCOVER SOME LARGE ELECTRICAL PWR LINES THAT ARE NOT RECORDED ON HIS AVIATION MAP.
Narrative: ON A FLT FROM XYZ TO YYY I FLEW OVER SOME MAJOR PWR LINES. THEY ARE NOT ON THE VFR 1:500000 MAP. MY MEDICAL CREW TOLD ME THAT THESE LINES HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YRS. IT WOULD HELP VFR HELI PLTS IF THESE MAJOR LINES WERE SHOWN ON OUR VFR MAPS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.