Civil / Airliner45 min lesson

SID/STAR Loading & Verification

You will load, verify, and fly SIDs and STARs correctly — matching the FMC to the chart, catching wrong transitions, and handling amended clearances.

About this lesson

Loading a SID or STAR takes 30 seconds. Verifying it takes skill. Your tutor walks you through the crosscheck process and throws amended clearances at you mid-flight so you learn to modify procedures under workload.

Why a human tutor? A wrong transition looks fine in the FMC until it sends you 40 miles off course. A tutor teaches the crosscheck habit that catches it.

What you'll learn

✓Selecting the correct SID/STAR and transition
✓Crosschecking FMC waypoints against the published chart
✓Verifying altitude and speed restrictions are loaded
✓Handling ATC amendments — changing the STAR in flight
✓Common pitfalls — wrong transition, missing discontinuity

Prerequisites

•Basic FMC operation
•Ability to read a SID/STAR chart

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Prep material

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