Jonai Chui
28th Oct 2013, 21:31
I have a question on approaching to major airports which have STARs.
STAR is for large airplanes and IAPs for smaller airplanes, is my understand.
(Even though IAP is only IFR option at smaller airports.)
But there seems to be no definition when pilots should use STAR or IAP.
And all STARs I found ends with "Expect radar vector to the final approach".
If pilots selects STAR, shouldn't they expect IAP? Or are there some STAR which connects to IAP?
Then may large airplane pilots ask IAP instead of STAR?
STAR is for large airplanes and IAPs for smaller airplanes, is my understand.
(Even though IAP is only IFR option at smaller airports.)
But there seems to be no definition when pilots should use STAR or IAP.
And all STARs I found ends with "Expect radar vector to the final approach".
If pilots selects STAR, shouldn't they expect IAP? Or are there some STAR which connects to IAP?
Then may large airplane pilots ask IAP instead of STAR?