SID / STAR & ALTERNATES

Auto SID

Select from the options available (Off, Shortest, Longest) to control which departure or arrival routes are preferentially used to calculate flight routes and fuel requirements. These settings override the default options selected in your account settings. Note: The Autorouter selects the shortest or longest route that meets the selected flight level requirements.

Auto STAR

SID

You can optionally set the Autorouter to use a Standard Instrument Departure from the drop-down list of routes available for the chosen departure aerodrome. This overrides the Auto SID setting which switches to Off. The SIDs available are listed alphabetically by terminator and show the distances to the nearest nautical mile (NM).

Click  in the flight map to view the standard departure routes on the map.

Click Do Not Set in the drop-down list to clear the selection.  

STAR

If Auto STAR is set to Off, you can optionally set the Autorouter to use a Standard Terminal Arrival Route from the drop-down list of routes available for the chosen arrival aerodrome. This overrides the Auto STAR setting which switches to Off. The STARs available are listed alphabetically by terminator and show the distances to the nearest nautical mile (NM).

Click  in the flight map to view the standard arrival routes on the map.

Click Do Not Set in the drop-down list to clear the selection.

Select an alternate to be used immediately after take-off if the aircraft is unable to return to its departure airport. If you have preferred alternates already set in the default flight data, then click one of these from the Preferred list, or enter a new alternate.

Select a flight level for the route to the alternate if you want to override the flight level automatically used by the software (based on the great circle distance). Refer to this online article for further information on the alternate flight level option.

Then choose the required STAR from the drop-down list of available routes for that alternate. The route string to the alternate is displayed in the box below.

This shows the destination alternate selected near the top of the flight planning menu. Enter the data in the same way as for the take-off alternate above.

Configure a second destination alternate if required in the same way as for the take-off alternate above.

If this option is enabled on your account, you can select additional destination alternates for the current flight by clicking the box in this section and entering the ICAO code for the airport (or selecting from the drop-down list). The fuel needed to reach each of these alternates will then be added to the Loading Summary screen when the fuel requirements are calculated. Refer to this online article for further information.

Click the '+' or '-' buttons to add or remove alternates.