Chapter 5 Arrival Charts

1. Chapter 5 Arrival Charts

2. Chapter 5 Arrival Charts §5.1 Introduction §5.2 The Layout & Information of STAR Charts §5.3 Example

3. §5.1 Introduction Standard terminal arrival route (STAR) procedures provide a method for leaving the enroute structure and transitioning into a busy or congested terminal area. They typically terminate with an instrument or visual approach procedures.

4. STAR propose: STARs are designed to simplify arrival procedures for pilots and air traffic controllers by streamlining ATC instructions for frequently used arrival patterns. For Example:

5. STAR identifier ARRIVAL identifier

6. §5.1.2 Locating Arrival Charts Arrival charts are normally filed in the Jeppesen Airway Manual before the departure charts for the corresponding airport. A white-on-black box located on the upper right corner of the chart identifies the chart as a STAR.

7. How to find a arrival chart for a particular airport: • Look up the city in which the airport is located.

8. Look up the airport name.

9. The index number at the top of the chart ends in "0-2" for arrival charts.

10. When more than one arrival chart exists for an airport, their index numbers are listed in alphabetic sequence.

11. One or several arrival procedures may be displayed on one chart, with the name of the arrival listed at the top of the plan view section.

12. Some airports may use arrival procedures for another airport in the area.

13. § 5.2 The Layout & Information of STAR Charts • The Heading • Plan View • Heading Border • Communications • Transition Altitude/Level • Restrictions

14. §5.2.1.1 Heading Border The heading border data located at the top border of each Jeppesen arrival chart, contains standard information to help you quickly identify and retrieve the proper arrival procedure. Revised Dates Location Name Effective Dates Primary Airport Name Index Number Chart Procedure Identifier

15. Chart procedure identifier Chart Procedure Identifier • STAR • ARRIVAL • LOST COMM STAR: A LOST COMM provides arrival procedures that address only lost communication procedures.

16. Location Name

17. Primary Airport Name

18. Chart Index Number

19. Dates

20. §5.2.1.2 Communications • D-ATIS: This symbol indicates that digital ATIS (Automatic Terminal Informal Service) is available for those aircraft that have the equipment to receive it. • *ATIS

21. §5.2.1.3 Transition Level and Altitude

22. §5.2.1.4 Chart Restrictions In addition to the name of the arrival, the chart title may include any number of restrictions, such as: • Type of aircraft • Speed • Onboard Equipment • Ground-based Equipment • Abatement Procedure

23. Type of Aircraft Some routes are designated specifically for jet, turboprop, or non-turbojet airplanes.

24. Speed Restrictions on speed are often noted in a reverse type box with several criteria for the pilot to follow.

25. Onboard Equipment Some arrivals are designed for aircraft with specific equipment; for example, DME, GPS, or RNAV. Equipment required may be specified in the title, or in this case, special procedures might be required if certain equipment is not available.

26. Ground-based Equipment When an arrival is based on specific ground-based equipment, it may include restrictions if that equipment is not operative. For example, in this chart, you only use this chart when the Glasgow VOR is unserviceable. In this situation, primary navigation is conducted using the Glasgow NDB as an alternative navaid.

27. Abatement Procedure

28. §5.2.2 Plan View • Chart Naming and Numbering • Orientation • Airports • Navaids and Fixes • Flight Tracks • Navigation Planning

29. §5.2.2.1 Chart Naming and Numbering Generally, arrival procedures are named after the first fix on the STAR . Sometimes a plan view displays more than one arrival procedures. When several arrivals are named from the same fix , they are distinguished numerically (if the procedure name does not include a number) or alphabetically (if the procedure name does include a number).

31. Typically in the United States, transition routes guide pilots from the enroute structure to a specific fix in the STAR. In these cases, the STAR name is usually the same as the last fix on the enroute transitions where they come together to begin the STAR.

32. A few arrival charts, such as the 10-2A chart for Warsaw, are simply named “ARRIVAL PROCEDURE,” followed by the designations of applicable runways for the route charted. These charts represent preferred arrival routes approaching the airport.

33. With the arrival name, a number of other important data may be listed: • Computer code • Arrival type • Arrival direction • Runway designation

34. Computer Code For airports that have computerized their route identification for flight planning/filing purposes, the computer code for a particular arrival procedure is displayed in parentheses following the route name. This is omitted when there are no computerized routes for an airport.

35. Arrival Type The type of arrival is enclosed in parenthesis following the name of the arrival. Arrival types could be: PILOT NAV, RNAV, VECTOR, DME, GPS, or LOST COMMS. For more information about the different types of arrivals, see the Flying an Arrival lesson later in this course.

36. Arrival Direction Many large airports have an arrival covering each of primary directions that an aircraft might approach an airport, such as “FROM EAST”

37. Runway Designation If an arrival applies to specific runways, these will be listed just below the title. Otherwise , they are specified in the plan view of the chart.

38. §5.2.2.2 Orientation North arrow Not To Scale

39. Arrival charts may include any of the following types of boundaries: • Region borders between countries or states • Transition level boundaries • Special use airspace boundaries

40. Region Borders

41. Transition level boundaries

42. Special Use Airspace Boundaries When special use areas (SUAs) are referenced in the arrival procedure, they are charted on the plan view. In addition to the outlined depiction for the area, the following information may be included: • Identifier: The Identifier includes three items of information: the country code (on U.S. charts the country designation is omitted), the type of SUA — (P)rohibited, (D)anger, or (R)estricted — and a sequential number.

43. Lower and upper limits • Time of operation When times of operation and limits are omitted, refer to the corresponding enroute chart for additional information.

44. §5.2.2.3 Airports Most arrival charts are designed for one airport , referred to as the primary airport. The primary airport is displayed in the plan view by as a shaded circular area, centered on an outlined sketch of all active or temporarily closed runways.

46. When the procedure also serves other airports, a notation is included in the plan view lists the additional airports served. Also, the elevations and runway information are listed nearby the airports.

47. §5.2.2.4 Navaids and Fixes Arrival routes are defined by various navigation facilities in the area. Typically, the arrival chart shows all the navaids that define the route within the plan view section of the chart. Also, along the route, there may be designated locations that provides a means for checking the progress of your flight .Again ,these fixes may be defined by their relative position to various navaids, as well as latitude and longitude positioning.

49. Navaid On the STAR chart, the navaid has not the symbol of the magnetic north!

50. Occasionally, a chart references a navaid that is not located on the chart . In lieu of the navaid symbol , the plan view provides the navaid identifier, frequency, and Morse code.