These will be available in the AVSIM library in a day or two.

 

SIDSTAR Procedure File for KATL KBOS KBWI KDEN KDFW KLAX KORD KSAN KSEA

 

PMDG SIDSTARS Cycle 1204/1205 (05APR12-31MAY12) based on FAA National Data from National Flight Data Center, issued every 56d (Two Navigraph Cycles). These procedures include the following enhancements: All procedures are included as-published by the FAA and they are expanded to replace VECTORS with realistic route segments for use in a non-ATC environment (ie not using VATSIM or other service). All STARs include routing from the arrival to the final approach fix of the approach and all SIDs are expanded to include routing from the runway to the departure gate, except where noted in the file header. Each procedure file includes a text header that provides information on all the procedures for that location. For PMDG 737NG/737NGX/747-400/747-400X/MD-11FS9/MD-11FSX/BAeJS41

 

Interesting note at KLAX: A new RNAV DP has transitions named for the first fix of the transition route rather than the name of the fix at the end of the transition. ZILLI1 has two transition, both of which take you to FICKY (a pacific fix that leads to multiple RED pacific routes). However, BEAUT and LAUER are the names of these transitions corresponding to the first fix in the transition. I can't recall ever seeing a similar naming convention before in the US.

 

Feedback is always welcome, happy contrails.

 

 

Thanks Dan

Dan,

 

As ever...many thanks for your work...just cant believe so few are taking advantage of your great work.

I'm clearly not understanding this because surely these will be included in the Navigraph cycles?

Great work Dan and thanx for everything you do for us. I have a query. Do you have anything on CYYZ of late and where would I find it. Thanx. Looking forward to the 777. Do a great beta job. :Hypnotized:

 

Steve

Sorry Steve, my data source is the FAA. A few years ago, global navdata was available free to anyone then after 9/11 all that changed and now only money has access to it.

 

Will, these locations are included in the Navigraph product; however, here in the US only a handfull of STARs take you directly to an approach which is what I add to the procedure as well as departure routes from the runway to the DP (of course RNAV DPs do this but not everyplace has those). The routing that I have created is usually straight from the observed tracks on flightaware, and 30+ years of instrument-rated flight helps too.

 

I also provide approach procedure turns where charted (Navigraph doesn't) and I think overall there are advantages to having a procedure hand-coded rather than generated by a computer algorithm. You have to do the latter if you are going to provide global coverage, each location will take many days of work initially and a measureable time each update. Each file has a header that consists of all the procedures, transitions and comments that you might find useful in selecting a SID or STAR.