Arrival

Question 1

What is a STAR?

Answer 1

Standard Terminal Arrival Route

• An ATC established route designed to transition aircraft from the enroute environment as efficiently as possible while providing obstacle clearance. They reduce pilot and controller workload.
• Charted both graphically and textually
• One STAR may serve multiple RWYs or even airports
• May have altitude or speed restrictions listed
• The end of a STAR will place you at the beginning of an IAP or in a position to receive radar vectors to final

Question 2

What do the dashed lines on a STAR indicate?

Answer 2

These are transition routes to join the STAR

Question 3

How do you know where the STAR actually begins on a Jeppesen chart?

Answer 3

The waypoint or fix for which the chart is named is the point at which the STAR actually begins
- You can easily identify this point by finding the waypoint or fix where the dashed lines STOP

Question 4

What does it mean if you see a blue altitude with a line over it on a STAR?

Answer 4

You need to cross the associated fix at or below that altitude

Question 5

What does it mean if you see a blue altitude with a line under it on a STAR?

Answer 5

You need to cross the associated fix at or above that altitude

Question 6

What does it mean if you se a blue altitude with lines both above and below it on a STAR?

Answer 6

You need cross the associated fix EXACTLY at that altitude

Question 7

If you wish to fly a STAR, how should it be included in your flight plan?

Answer 7

Include the name of the STAR and the desired transition route at the END of your flight plan
- Makes sure you meet all the requirements in the notes section of the star prior to filing it.

Question 8

If you explicitly wish to NOT fly a STAR upon your arrival to an airport, what must you do?

Answer 8

Put ‘No STAR’ in the remarks section of your flight plan

Question 9

What does it mean if ATC says “Cleared for the GIIBS 3 arrival”?

Answer 9

ATC wants you to fly the GIIBS 3 arrival and you MUST follow all SPEED restrictions

*advise ATC if unable

Question 10

What does it mean if ATC says “Delete speed restrictions” in regards to flying a STAR?

Answer 10

You are not bound by any listed speed restrictions on the STAR Chart.
- Normally this means ATC wants you to fly as fast as possible, HOWEVER, you are still responsible for following the FAR speed limits of FAR 91.117

Question 11

What does it mean when ATC says “Descend via the GIIBS 3 arrival”?

Answer 11

You MUST follow all altitude restrictions listed on the GIIBS 3 arrival

Question 12

How can you tell if a STAR serves multiple airports on a Jeppesen chart?

Answer 12

There will be multiple BLUE airports on the chart.