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A SID (Standard Instrument Departure) is a procedure for departing an airport and joining the airway structure. A STAR (Standard Terminal Arrival Route) is a procedure from the airway structure onto an approach.

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Can I fly a STAR (standard terminal arrival route) if I can't maintain the minimum speed for...

According to the FAA's Instrument Procedures Handbook, chapter 3 (p. 3-16): Pilots may have noticed that minimum crossing altitudes and airspeed restrictions appear on some STARs. These expected alti …
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How to select a SID during the planning stage?

"File what you want, fly what you get." There's no way to know for sure what clearance ATC will give you until you actually call them. If you're departing from an airport that you know well then you …
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If a SID chart says "GPS... required", can the plane use a different GNSS?

The FAA's standards require the use of GPS, i.e. the American satellites. This is covered in AC 20-138D, Airworthiness Approval of Positioning and Navigation Systems. It defines GPS: k. Global Positi …
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