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Even 15? years after my ifr training and pretty regular use, sometimes in bigger airports, I learn stuff which I probably shoulda known a long time ago. Maybe everyone already knows this one but in case there is someone out there that has not run across it...
When does "Descend and maintain 10,000." not mean start on down to 10,000 and level off there?
Here's when:
(don't worry, I figured it out before I did something silly, so no PD this time- yay)
It does not mean that, when it is preceded by "Except For".
Now, I need to review the P/CG because I'd never heard that and did not truly understand it's meaning. Maybe someone can find that for me.
Here is how this occurred:
I was finishing up the enroute segment and getting near a star - center says,
"Cleared direct xyz, Descend Via the abcde star.....Except For; Descend and Maintain 10,000"
Now if you have not done a lot of Descend Via's with all those altitude restrictions (me), and if you focus yourself only on the last 4 words of the clearance "Descend and maintain 10000" - you might dial up 10000 and push the nose over. Silly you.
What is meant here is, hit all the altitude restrictions on the star but as you get near the end there are altitudes shown at 8, 6, 5 etc, but YOU stop at 10 and continue to laterally navigate the star ignoring those lower altitude restrictions.
At least, that is how other more experienced pilots have told me that this is supposed to work and it makes sense.
When does "Descend and maintain 10,000." not mean start on down to 10,000 and level off there?
Here's when:
(don't worry, I figured it out before I did something silly, so no PD this time- yay)
It does not mean that, when it is preceded by "Except For".
Now, I need to review the P/CG because I'd never heard that and did not truly understand it's meaning. Maybe someone can find that for me.
Here is how this occurred:
I was finishing up the enroute segment and getting near a star - center says,
"Cleared direct xyz, Descend Via the abcde star.....Except For; Descend and Maintain 10,000"
Now if you have not done a lot of Descend Via's with all those altitude restrictions (me), and if you focus yourself only on the last 4 words of the clearance "Descend and maintain 10000" - you might dial up 10000 and push the nose over. Silly you.
What is meant here is, hit all the altitude restrictions on the star but as you get near the end there are altitudes shown at 8, 6, 5 etc, but YOU stop at 10 and continue to laterally navigate the star ignoring those lower altitude restrictions.
At least, that is how other more experienced pilots have told me that this is supposed to work and it makes sense.