Chart Projections

FliteStar’s powerful mapping engine has been designed to display different chart projections to more accurately represent the world.

The following lists the characteristics of the available chart projections:

NOTE The Mercator projection in FliteStar is not a Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM). Mercator has correct scale at the equator only. Transverse Mercator (TM) has correct scale along a single meridian only. UTM is a set of Transverse Mercator projections each with its to-scale meridian at the center of a longitudinal zone. FliteStar does not support TM or UTM projections.

Changing the Chart Projections

There are two ways to change chart projections:

The preview display changes to match your selection.

See also:

Customizing the Enroute Chart Themes

Displaying Raster Charts

Enroute Chart View Filters