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I tried that one time out of North Las Vegas, the tower told me that I have a
choise of doing the SID or waiting untill Las Vegas International stoped the incomming and out going flights for me. I left VFR and picked up my clearence in the air. Now I usually pick up my clearence in the air unless I need it to get in the air. Hankal wrote: What are the *real world* implications of flying into busy airspace IFR in a piston single/light twin..this is all assuming that you do NOT have a way of navigating When I file my IFR flight plan I put into remarks NO STARS NO SIP Hank |
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the north las vegas Northtown1 departure is a pain in the ass.
you have to go out like 10 miles towards mountain, the last time I did it the turbulence was so bad I thought it would tear my plane apart. then you turn back in towards LAS and hopefully LAS approach will pick you up and give you vectors out. Brad Z wrote: I'm curious. I know pilots who make a habit of including the "NO STARs NO SIDs" comment on the flight plan. I have flown both STARs and SIDs...what's so bad about them? "Hankal" wrote in message ... What are the *real world* implications of flying into busy airspace IFR in a piston single/light twin..this is all assuming that you do NOT have a way of navigating When I file my IFR flight plan I put into remarks NO STARS NO SIP Hank |
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FWIW, SIDs and STARs are issued routinely to all flights in Europe. SIDs
are usually flown as depicted with the occasional approved shortcut, whereas in my experience ATC usually vectors you off STARs fairly early as they're oriented towards holding fixes and procedural approaches. Life may be different at the "majors" such as Heathrow, where holding is usual. Generalizing a little, I guess the reason for the difference between that and GA ops in the US may be that IAFs for approaches in Europe are less frequently enroute navaids. They're usually just on-airport beacons. Thus STARs tend to act as feeder routes. Julian Scarfe |
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If they want you to follow a SID and you have stated NO SIDS, as far as ATC
is concerned you do not have the graphical representation in the cockpit...and they will just tell you what to do. You don't escape flying the procedure. Bob Gardner "Hankal" wrote in message ... What are the *real world* implications of flying into busy airspace IFR in a piston single/light twin..this is all assuming that you do NOT have a way of navigating When I file my IFR flight plan I put into remarks NO STARS NO SIP Hank |
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"Bob Gardner" wrote in message news:FkkMb.27887$I06.187743@attbi_s01... If they want you to follow a SID and you have stated NO SIDS, as far as ATC is concerned you do not have the graphical representation in the cockpit...and they will just tell you what to do. You don't escape flying the procedure. Do you also state, NO SIAPS? |
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"Mark D" wrote in message news:lYWLb.48857$ts4.47193@pd7tw3no...
What are the *real world* implications of flying into busy airspace IFR in a piston single/light twin..this is all assuming that you do NOT have a way of navigating direct (GPS), etc. The real world implications for me have always been quite tame. I have flown my light twin under Instrument Flight Rules in all corners of the U.S., poked over the dotted line into Canada, and routinely fly through some of the busiest airspace in the country. The procedures everywhere are the same; the 'local customs' might be different. The difference is subtle. For instance, I am quite familiar with arrival and departure procedures into the Orlando area, naturally. That's where I live. I'm also quite familiar with terminal airspace in Phoenix, Denver, Los Angeles, San Diego, Atlanta, Charlotte, and New York. Procedurally there are no surprises. The amount of latitude you're granted may vary. I can negotiate with just about everyone, but I won't always get what I want. GPS makes things a lot easier. I did a fair amount of needle and DME flying before my airplane transformed into /G. If controllers ask if you can navigate direct to a fix and you can, say yes. Don't read too much into it. A handheld VFR GPS to assist with "situational awareness" in such instances is nice. I am frequently assigned the LEESE ONE arrival (LEESE.LEESE1) into Orlando from the northwest. I have never actually flown it. I can't comment on whether the turbojet inbounds use it or not. It's a lost comm CYA for the approach controller. In IFR flying, there are lots of procedures in place which, in practice, are just used as lost comm safeties. If you can react reasonably quickly and can keep a nominal airspeed on approach (I've flown ILSs at 150 knots) chances are you'll slip right in to the nation's busiest airports with nary a problem. Work with the controller. You might get looped back around onto final once or more times. Roll with it. The hardest part is sometimes the ground taxi at certain large airports. I find that to be more stressful than the flight. Have an airport diagram ready and do not hesitate to ask for clarification if there is any confusion whatsoever. Best, Ryan |
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I might add that what you file and what you're cleared for in the NY area
are almost always different, at least until you get used to their preferred routes (which aren't always the same as those in the back of the AF/D). In my short time here I've never been given a STAR, but I have been given a DP. Long story short: even if you file a STAR/DP, you may not get it. Another poster mentioned it already, but if you'd prefer not to fly a STAR or DP, then say so in your flight plan when you file. If you forget, and they give you one in your clearance, say "unable". blue skies, mark "Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message ... On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 17:51:13 GMT, "Mark D" wrote: Hi All, I tried plugging through the google newsgroups, with no luck. I am currently a instrument *student*, doing my Multi-IFR stuff. I'm Canadian, and some of this stuff isn't really covered in any of our regulations or material from what I can see (unless im missing something), and its a more "US Centric" question I have a question that I thought you all might be able to answer. Let's say I was instrument rated, and I was flying into a city like Minneapolis, into St. Paul downtown, for example. (KSTP). Let's say I was arriving from the east, from Wisconsin. I looked at Minneapolis, and they have several arrivals, including ones like the GEP.GEP4 STAR. My question is a) if you were flying a piston single/light twin into KSTP, are you required to file a STAR? It seems that by choosing one of the STAR's, you would really have to go out of your way. I'm assuming of course, you could intercept the STAR partway (not start it from the "initial fix"). Could you just file an airway to STP then expect radar vectors for the approach? Or should you expect the STAR as part of your clearance? Is it necessary to file it? b) Departing from STP, the only SID takes you to Green Bay or something like that, which obviously wouldn't work if you were flying to , say, St. Louis. Could you just file to intercept an airway and go from there? What are the *real world* implications of flying into busy airspace IFR in a piston single/light twin..this is all assuming that you do NOT have a way of navigating direct (GPS), etc. Thanks for any input. Mark My replies are "US-centric" g You are NEVER required to file a SID or a STAR. In my piston powered single, I have never received a STAR, and most of my flying has been in the busy areas of the NE around Boston and New York. Leaving a busy airport, it is not uncommon to receive a SID but, again, there is NO requirement to file it. If you do not have the information on board your aircraft to fly the SID/STAR for the departure/destination airport, include "NO DP" or "NO SID" or "NO STAR" in the remarks section of your flight plan. There have been some terminology changes, and SID's are now included in the more generic term DP. DP's include SID's and ODP's (obstacle departure procedures). You should review carefully information on ODP's. You are not required to fly them if you are flying under Part 91 (in the US -- I don't know what Canada requires). However, you *may* fly them at your option, even if not cleared to do so. And if I am unfamiliar with the airport, I will fly a published ODP in order to assure obstacle clearance. People have crashed by not being aware of ODP's. Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA) |
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In my piston powered single, I have never received a STAR, and
most of my flying has been in the busy areas of the NE around Boston and New York. This surprises me, Ron, because I used to get the Trinity One arrival every time I went to Houston, and I once got a STAR (can't remember which one) going to Atlanta. I frequently fly between Portland,OR and Seattle and my observation has been that altitude is what makes a difference between navigating an airway segment and getting a STAR. Under 10K, the clearance is usually via an airway, in this case BTG-V23-SEA. But pop above 10,000' and you suddenly get "direct BTG, resume the Olympia-5 *arrival*" (its about 150nm or so, so the STAR actually starts at my departure point ;-). I bet if you divided the "I always get a STAR" and "I never got one" responses, you might find one of the differences is in the typical enroute altitudes flown... |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:07:41 -0500, "Mark Astley"
wrote: I might add that what you file and what you're cleared for in the NY area are almost always different, at least until you get used to their preferred routes (which aren't always the same as those in the back of the AF/D). In my short time here I've never been given a STAR, but I have been given a DP. Long story short: even if you file a STAR/DP, you may not get it. Another poster mentioned it already, but if you'd prefer not to fly a STAR or DP, then say so in your flight plan when you file. If you forget, and they give you one in your clearance, say "unable". blue skies, mark If you file NoSTAR/NoDP, and they want you to fly it, they'll just give you the clearance "spelled out". In other words, your clearance will be the verbiage from the DP. Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA) |
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