What is the best way to change runways on the fly. Before I depart I always enter my STAR and arrival RW but now and then I have to change to accommodate ATC. I always seem to mess things up, either I will delete the STAR that Im already on or I will double insert the STAR and have to spend time cleaning things up. All I want to do is keep the STAR and switch the runways. But in the fms you always have to insert the star again if you just select a new RW and hit insert the STAR that Im already established on gets erased, if I select the STAR that Im on and a new RW it will enter it but some of the waypoints that I have already passed will be entered again along with some discon's. I guess what Im asking is whats the best way to change RW's while already established on your arrival. Hope this makes sense. :(

What is the best way to change runways on the fly. Before I depart I always enter my STAR and arrival RW but now and then I have to change to accommodate ATC. I always seem to mess things up, either I will delete the STAR that Im already on or I will double insert the STAR and have to spend time cleaning things up. All I want to do is keep the STAR and switch the runways. But in the fms you always have to insert the star again if you just select a new RW and hit insert the STAR that Im already established on gets erased, if I select the STAR that Im on and a new RW it will enter it but some of the waypoints that I have already passed will be entered again along with some discon's. I guess what Im asking is whats the best way to change RW's while already established on your arrival. Hope this makes sense. :(

Not all rwy use the same STAR, depending if you coming from N, S, W, E, so what I do, I look on my chart first, checking if it

What is the best way to change runways on the fly. Before I depart I always enter my STAR and arrival RW but now and then I have to change to accommodate ATC. I always seem to mess things up, either I will delete the STAR that Im already on or I will double insert the STAR and have to spend time cleaning things up. All I want to do is keep the STAR and switch the runways. But in the fms you always have to insert the star again if you just select a new RW and hit insert the STAR that Im already established on gets erased, if I select the STAR that Im on and a new RW it will enter it but some of the waypoints that I have already passed will be entered again along with some discon's. I guess what Im asking is whats the best way to change RW's while already established on your arrival. Hope this makes sense. :(

Just to add to Leffe's remarks.Dont forget that you can copy your active flightplan into the secondary flightplan, and use this to change the RW on, when satisfied with the routing, just hit the activate scnd FPL LSK on the FMS and off you go.This is also covered in the manual as the best way to handle RW changes in the air.

Hi,To change the RW with the same STAR you've programmed you can do it so;- Press F-Plan on FMC- Go to the last waypoint of your STAR inthe FMC_ Press LSK abeam waypoint, now you see a display to select STAR- Press LSK abeam STAR , now you're on the STAR page- Press CLR button on the FMC and find the selected STAR on the left side of the FMC-Press LSK abeam the selected STAR - Press RW you want to land- Confirm In other words if you fly a STAR and RW, and you only want to change the RW, go in the FMC and deselect the STAR and choose another RWand confirm in the FMC.Edward Smeets