Wow, you flew a SID. I have have a vague memory of completing the clacton out of STN a few years ago, but the altitudes and speeds where lifted, so I guess I can't really say I did it!! In fact the last SID I can really remember flying was my instrument IR.
Dublin has 12 pages of FMS STARS. Thats more that ATL or DFW I bet, and DUB is just a pissy little airport compared to some big US fields.
There really is a big descrepance between the disney jepps and ATC needs. Can we not rename SIDs and STARS as 'radio failure procedures' and just make all clearances 'rwy hdg to 3000 feet and expect radar vectors to ####' (first point on a/way).
Jeppessen are supplying us a disney book for a lot of money. Half of it (SIDS and STARS) is not used!!
How have things ever become like this? (ooops hijacking the topic). Maybe i could rephrase the question; how did we get to the point that we are implementing a "trial" for something that already exists in the rules!!!!!????