"We've had discussions with the military and a meeting with the
FAA last week, and the ramifications of this decision were
dramatically underestimated. While we're still analyzing all of the
impacts, we will be asking the Department of Defense to revise its
decision, and we'll offer some realistic alternatives."
Source: Melissa Rudinger, AOPA vice president of
regulatory policy, on DOD's decision to stop distribution FLIP
charts. AOPA says the most immediate impact of the decision on AOPA
members will be the loss of Department of Defense-National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) oceanic navigation charts
(ONC), enroute charts for the Caribbean and South America, the
supplement of Caribbean airport information, and instrument
approach charts fo