Big City Arrivals

Arriving or departing IFR around big-city airports can be an intimidating, high-workload experience. Surrounded by pilots who know the ropes, its easy to stand out if you make greenhorn mistakes. Getting a tongue-lashing from ATC can be avoided with a little research and planning.

Key Takeaways:

• Thorough pre-flight research on arrival procedures (STARs, visual approaches), departure procedures (SIDs), preferred routings, and airport diagrams is essential for IFR operations at big-city airports.
• Accurately understand and execute all procedures by adhering to altitude restrictions, correctly activating GPS legs, and accepting responsibility for traffic and obstruction clearance on visual approaches.
• Maintain strong situational awareness on the ground by utilizing airport diagrams, writing down taxi instructions, asking for progressive taxi when unfamiliar, and obtaining IFR clearances early to prepare.

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