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AA.VI.C.S9FAA-S-ACS-11A · Nov 2023Skills

Establish rates of descent consistent with the route segment, airplane operating charac...

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Establish rates of descent consistent with the route segment, airplane operating characteristics and safety.

Bottom line

The descent gradient on a STAR will have to vary to meet altitude restrictions, if any, along the particular route. The STAR and approach procedure should connect to one another in such a way as to maintain the overall descent and deceleration profiles.

FAA references

  1. IPH ch. 3 (p. 3-12) — FAA-H-8083-16B
  2. IFH ch. 10 (p. 10-8) — FAA-H-8083-15B
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