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An S80 PIC's recommendations for aeronautical chart change of presentation regarding STAR arrs related to fonts used for mandatory and expected crossing altitudes. ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482190 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90.tracon |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : ns |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 482190 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Chart | star : ns |
Narrative:
PIC STAR charts depict both expect and mandatory crossing restrs in bold font. I believe this desensitizes us and should be changed to bold font for mandatory crossing restrs only. Perhaps italics in normal font could be used for expect restrs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 PIC'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AERO CHART CHANGE OF PRESENTATION REGARDING STAR ARRS RELATED TO FONTS USED FOR MANDATORY AND EXPECTED XING ALTS. ZZZ, US.
Narrative: PIC STAR CHARTS DEPICT BOTH EXPECT AND MANDATORY XING RESTRS IN BOLD FONT. I BELIEVE THIS DESENSITIZES US AND SHOULD BE CHANGED TO BOLD FONT FOR MANDATORY XING RESTRS ONLY. PERHAPS ITALICS IN NORMAL FONT COULD BE USED FOR EXPECT RESTRS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.