Removal of airport information within TCAS on sectional aeronautical charts.

Narrative:

As a pilot and aircraft owner, I receive 'callback.' I would like to share with you my concern about the new 'uncluttered' VFR sectionals that no longer include airport information in and under TCA's. I believe that deleting this important information seriously compromises safety in the cockpit even though one can be equipped with additional TCA charts. For comparisons look at an old new york sectional with the information and the new one without. I think that the FAA argument that one is less cluttered than the other makes no sense.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REMOVAL OF ARPT INFORMATION WITHIN TCAS ON SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHARTS.

Narrative: AS A PLT AND ACFT OWNER, I RECEIVE 'CALLBACK.' I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU MY CONCERN ABOUT THE NEW 'UNCLUTTERED' VFR SECTIONALS THAT NO LONGER INCLUDE ARPT INFO IN AND UNDER TCA'S. I BELIEVE THAT DELETING THIS IMPORTANT INFO SERIOUSLY COMPROMISES SAFETY IN THE COCKPIT EVEN THOUGH ONE CAN BE EQUIPPED WITH ADDITIONAL TCA CHARTS. FOR COMPARISONS LOOK AT AN OLD NEW YORK SECTIONAL WITH THE INFO AND THE NEW ONE WITHOUT. I THINK THAT THE FAA ARGUMENT THAT ONE IS LESS CLUTTERED THAN THE OTHER MAKES NO SENSE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Attributes
ACN	81988
Time
Date	198802
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	81988
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other