Using Stars to set up an approach

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leachus2002 First Officer
Joined: Sep 19, 2004 Posts: 288
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:24 pm

Hi Peeps

I was just wondering if there is an easy way to work out which Star to use when you are planning your route and entering it into the FMC?

I have just flown EGBB to EHAM and thought I had my route sorted, until I entered a Star to work out my approach, then I started getting loads of "Route Discontinuities" and end up messing up my approach altogether 😞

Can anyone help please?

Thanks
Leachus

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CRJCapt Chief Captain
Joined: Sep 12, 2005 Posts: 3724 Location: Ohio,USA
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:45 pm

The STAR is part of the route not the approach. You would have to have charts for your destination or use a route finder to set the arrival before take off. At the end of your arrival, you can do any approach. It's normal to have a discontinuity at the end of the STAR. You will fly radar vectors to the final approach course 9/10 times. 🙂

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leachus2002 First Officer
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:53 pm

super, many thanks

Is there a website I can download flight plans from?

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CRJCapt Chief Captain
Joined: Sep 12, 2005 Posts: 3724 Location: Ohio,USA
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:09 pm

leachus2002 wrote:

super, many thanks
Is there a website I can download flight plans from?

➡ http://rfinder.asalink.net/free/

It gives you the route but not the STAR, it's all that I could find.

Try this one also:
➡ http://www.simroutes.com/



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Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:01 pm

Try this for STAR charts for UK (you need to register but it's free):

and this for the Netherlands:
http://www.ais-netherlands.nl/

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