Rivet Arrival Sydney
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Rivet Arrival Sydney
I would appreciate any help any ATCers or pilots could give regarding how to handle the Rivet Arrival into Sydney, Australia. Our crews on our FMS airplanes have been given vectors off the Rivet, then back on, then back off, and numerous speed restrictions and then instructed to "resume the Rivet arrival." On occasion we are left hanging too high and too fast to get below 10,000 feet in time to slow and then meet the Tammi restriction at or below 9,000 feet. If we could publish an altitude/speed "gate" along the way above 9,000 feet prior to Rivet it might help us put the airplane in position to make the restriction at Tammi. Many thanks for your help.
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I would appreciate any help any ATCers or pilots could give regarding how to handle the Rivet Arrival into Sydney, Australia.
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On occasion we are left hanging too high and too fast to get below 10,000 feet in time to slow and then meet the Tammi restriction at or below 9,000 feet.
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Beware a favourite ATC trick in SYD is as the 0600 end curfew time is approaching, and you have started the approach, they may clear you to turn and lock onto the ILS at a time that would have you landing before the cutoff. Presumably after landing, they will then tell you that you have violated the curfew and will be reported. On a couple of occasions I have had to decline an approach because of curfew reasons, to the consternation of the copilots. Bit sad really. Long ago, they used to clear us to land on the intersecting runway at a prohibited time. I can't understand that sort of behaviour, but it is not unusual.
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I would appreciate any help any ATCers or pilots could give regarding how to handle the Rivet Arrival into Sydney, Australia.
Aw, shucks. Just treat me as you would anyone else.
According to my ATC cousins, the reason for the requirement to be at or below 9,000 at Tammi is to put a departure over the top of you. If you cannot make it and don't tell them, it causes a certain amount of tension. Where some of my workmates have come unstuck is remembering that if told to resume after being vectored off you must still meet the requirement. Last time I got caught tight, I asked for above 250kt below 10,000, they gave it to me and it all came home to mother. Sometimes I think ATC gets so used to the locals who have no problems, they forget a Long Haul crew might do it once a year and have an aircraft harder to slow down and get down. Not to mention every time I go to SYD these days I've been up all night and subject to brain failure.
Where some of my workmates have come unstuck is remembering that if told to resume after being vectored off you must still meet the requirement