Geneva Approach STAR? sights & Bumpy?
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Geneva Approach STAR? sights & Bumpy?
I am Flying Easyjet Luton to Geneva Sat 9th March Not flown into Geneva for a while but every previous time was a rough ride one extremely so Are the approaches generally bumpy or have i been unlucky ? possibly due to the mountainous terrain around whats the usual STAR from Luton ?
Also anything interesting to be seen on the way in ?
Thanks
Also anything interesting to be seen on the way in ?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by HD
And as those charts show, the STAR depends on the runway in use and not your departure point. STARs can be changed depending on traffic.
- 'as those charts show' - the primary STAR DOES depend on departure point, so for this poster he can expect a STAR 1 or 2 (LUSAR).For 'tj' - I do think you have been quite 'unlucky' - in hundreds of arrivals into LSGG I have had few 'bumpy' ones. Most often a scenic LUSAR onto R23 via the St Prex VOR, steaming in over a blue blue lake. Hope you enjoy.
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The met forecast pressure chart for Saturday shows that it's more likely to be calm and misty than bumpy. Hopefully you'll still get a view of the snow-capped mountains to the south, because as BOAC says it's a splendid sight.
From the UK my experience is that there is a minimum safe altitude across the Jura Mountains after which the distance to the runway isn't very long. This leads to a bit of a "dirty dive" to lose altitude and speed quickly. With the spoilers out this can lead to buffet which can feel like driving on cobblestones.
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Thanks for that Chaps
It does look like a misty start Friday is misty all day saturday = rain forecast but its an early start out of Luton at 7:00 AM so hopefully no delays or cancellations due to Fog
It does look like a misty start Friday is misty all day saturday = rain forecast but its an early start out of Luton at 7:00 AM so hopefully no delays or cancellations due to Fog
