Originally Posted by
willadvise
We weren't permitted to clear the aircraft for the star from 2000nm out so we had to get them to send the request without the STAR info. We would then send them back a "clearance" which contained exactly the same route data which they would reload to there FMS (perhaps minus STAR data).
hi willadvise, thanks for the input - so at what distance or roughly when would the pilot expect to get the STAR clearance ? You mentioned "2,000 nm or did you mean 200 nm ? " - I'm not being nasty or anything - just noticed it.
If they couldn't get the same clearance, I could only think that they would have delete every single line of waypoints for the star in the FMS and re-load it to the ammended one ? Not unless of course they have it in RTE 2, I guess.
Just another question - would a STAR only be given while in controlled airspace ? what if you were coming in from class G into C or G into A ? thanks again.