Phx STAR chart too cluttered.

Attributes
ACN	107505
Time
Date	198903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : phx
State Reference	AZ
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phx
Route In Use	enroute airway : phx
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	107505
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

This letter is merely a notification to you that the new arlin 7 arrival into phoenix has too much information on the approach plate. It's too cluttered and needs to be simplified. There is no reason to have that much information on one plate. Compare this arrival with the sacho 1 arrival. The sacho arrival is very simple and one doesn't have to spend a lot of time searching for DME fixes at intxns and altitude and speed restrictions at that fix.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PHX STAR CHART TOO CLUTTERED.

Narrative: THIS LETTER IS MERELY A NOTIFICATION TO YOU THAT THE NEW ARLIN 7 ARRIVAL INTO PHOENIX HAS TOO MUCH INFO ON THE APCH PLATE. IT'S TOO CLUTTERED AND NEEDS TO BE SIMPLIFIED. THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE THAT MUCH INFORMATION ON ONE PLATE. COMPARE THIS ARRIVAL WITH THE SACHO 1 ARRIVAL. THE SACHO ARRIVAL IS VERY SIMPLE AND ONE DOESN'T HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME SEARCHING FOR DME FIXES AT INTXNS AND ALT AND SPEED RESTRICTIONS AT THAT FIX.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.