Flying a DME arc

[Guest Ray51]

I was flying to KLAS and selected RWY 1L due to the winds. Normally I kinda avoid DME arc's but I figured I'd try it. Having read Bill Bulfer's "FMC User's Guide" I set a fix at LAS with a 14 nm arc at the 140 radial. I set the approach RWY as 1L. I was using the LUXOR2 for the approach and left BAMAA on a 203 heading. There was the green dotted circle with the dotted line along the 140 radial. I followed the circle and there was the white dotted line for the RWY heading. Made the turn onto the RWY heading and and landed no problem. Had I known it was this easy to fly a DME arc using this bird I would have been doing them all along.Ray

[lbarber 20]

I have a question on a similar topic:Is it possible to program the FMC to use a DME arc as a conditional waypoint, e.g. cross X DME from fix ABC at or below a specific altitude? IIRC there is a departure at LAX that uses such a proceedure.-Lee Barberhttp://home.nc.rr.com/uniuniunium/dvasig.jpg

[Guest Ray51]

I believe so. You would make a temporary waypoint at the need location. Then in the legs page you would assign a speed and/or an altitude restriction.

[Tabs 2,790]

YeahEnter in for instance LAX250/10 on the LEGS page, then add whatever speed/alt you need on the right side...

[Guest GabrielR]

http://www.colatc.org/modules.php?name=Dow...p=getit&lid=123DME Circle approach, it can be programmed into the fMC in its entiretyRemember to put in the LEGS page using the LSKsFixBearing/DistanceIn this CaseThe first way point would beSPP313/13The secondSPP338/13and so onFMC Plots the Waypoints as SPP01, SPP02 etc...You can put even Speed and Altitude restrictions, everything is in the manual.... What an Airplane!

[Guest mia]

Dear Ray.I have read your message, I will send you an example making ARCs/DME.You only have to copy and paste the followings lines into your PMDG SID/STAR file inside "SACO notepad" making this, you will be able to do this procedure at Cordoba INTL airport...Regards... Santiago... ---------------------------------------------------------------------// SACO - AMBROSIO L. V. TARAVELLA INTL.// 16-03-05 BY SANTIAGO VILLACORTA. FIXESFIX CBA10 COLOCATED CB 001 9.1FIX CB6.3 COLOCATED CB 001 6.2FIX OM COLOCATED CB 001 3.6FIX MM COLOCATED CB 001 0.6FIX CBA115O LATLON S 31 24.6 W 063 56.1FIX CBA096O COLOCATED CBA 096 15FIX CBA077O COLOCATED CBA 077 15FIX CBA058O COLOCATED CBA 058 15 FIX CBA039O COLOCATED CBA 039 15FIX CBA020O COLOCATED CBA 020 15FIX CBA001O COLOCATED CB 001 13.9ENDFIXESRNWSRNW 05RNW 18RNW 23RNW 36ENDRNWSSIDSENDSIDSSTARSENDSTARSAPPROACHESAPPROACH ILSD18 FIX CBA10 3600 FIX CB6.3 3600 FIX OM AT OR ABOVE 2730 FIX MM AT OR ABOVE 1840 RNW 18TRANSITION ASISAARC15 NAVAID ASISA FIX CBA115O 5000 FIX CBA096O 5000 FIX CBA077O 5000 FIX CBA058O 5000 FIX CBA039O 5000 FIX CBA020O FIX CBA001O 5000ENDAPPROACHESGATESGATE RAMP1 S 31 19.0 W 064 12.7GATE RAMP2 S 31 19.0 W 064 12.7GATE RAMP3 S 31 18.9 W 064 12.6GATE RAMP4 S 31 18.9 W 064 12.6ENDGATES