CW247: 1) The AIP shows FL 75 , so perhaps JEPP have made an error. Without the underline… have look at the Jepp definition.
2) See 1 above.
3) Read Honeywell’s views on the matter.
Bloggs: Be careful when quoting a dme distance… look again and see from which source the distance is depicted. So, while the drawing may depict the arc routing through DIXIR, in practice it will be abeam at best. Thus, it is unlikely that from the arc the aircraft will be passing DIXIR at exactly FL 075 - anyway, having started descent from FL 090 would you not already have set the QNH? It would very confusing on the side-view to show DIXIR (the IAF) as FL 075 since (for the arc) it is an irrelevance once passed the lead-radial and commenced the turn I/b since as there is no restriction on alt/distance other until 4100’ at 12.3d IRM
Restriction at DIXIR, remains in place unless cleared otherwise - DIXIR is the IAP The OP was flying procedurally. Direct DIXIR did not remove the required compliance- see 1) above and reference to AIP which was not available to the OP but good airmanship and experience should at least have raised a query with ATC.
Re post #35 and #44 - they do to me. The OP tells us that his PF ‘dialled in’ 4100’ … would the ‘71” not worry you?
“the clearance was nonsensical” - if so, why didn’t the OP question it? Would you?
Last edited by common toad; 17th Oct 2022 at 17:48.