Arrival Flashcards
What is a STAR?
Standard Terminal Arrival, Procedures to simplify and regulate the flow of traffic at busy airports, improving safety and efficiency. Kinda like SIDs
If you are using ground navaids or published headings, you are doing a ___________.
Conventional STAR
What consist of an open STAR?
Follow the STAR as published until the Downwind terminal waypoint. After DTW, if no vectors are issued, follow track. ATC will give vectors until approach. An open STAR is NOT connected to the approach.
What to do during a communication failure in an Open STAR?
- Track arrival as published including speed and altitude.
- Follow path to DTW
- Continue directly to FACF
What consist a closed STAR?
It provides a continuous path without ATC vectors from arrival to approach. A closed STAR ends at the FACF and is used when the approach path and arrival path are within 90 degrees of each other.
What to do when you have a communication failure during a closed STAR?
Follow arrival as published including altitude and airspeed restrictions, and intercept final approach path for strait-in approach.
What to do when you have a communication failure during a open STAR?
Follow arrival as published including altitude and airspeed restrictions.
Follow lateral path to DTW.
Continue to FACF for strait-in approach.
What are the benefits for a TAA?
It allows descending arcs in steps according to RNAV distances. It also allows the descent to lower altitudes. TAA replaces MSA.
What are the speed limits?
250KIAS when below 10 000 feet ASL
200 KIAS when under 3000 feet ASL within 10 NM of controlled airport
What are conventional approaches
Approaches using traditional navigation instruments, VOR, DME, NDB and ILS. These approaches are dependant on ground infrastructure.
What are RNP approaches
Procedure requiring GNSS, part of the PBN approach type. They require satellites to navigate the aircraft more accurately.
What are characteristics of a non-precision approach
Vertical guidance only, Aircraft cannot descend below MDA before visual contact with the runway
Characteristics of APV approaches
Non-precision approaches with vertical guidance. can either be barometric vertical guidance or GNSS vertical.
Characteristics of a precision approach
Mostly ILS in Canada. Uses a LOC for horizontal guidance and a GS for vertical guidance. Aircraft can descend to DA to establish visual contact with the runway
