How does one decide which Star to use for arrival. I'm finding this portion of flight planning a bit difficult to get my head round.I can put a runway in the FMC for an arrival but am a bit miffed as how to select the correct Star from the many available for a particular runway.A little help would be much appreciated. Lee Hicks

Hi Lee,Try to pick a STAR that connects logically with the direction from which you are arriving into the airport environment, the purpose of the STAR being to bring you from the enroute structure to a point where you can set up for the approach. For areas with a major airport, at least, there should be a standard arrival to suit no matter what direction you're coming from.By the way, it helps a lot if you have a program like FSBuild or FSNav, as you can get a visual representation of the available STARS, and choose the one that best lines up with your arrival.BR,Frank