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4th September 2003, 06:37 PM

"K. Ari Krupnikov" wrote:

> I've never flown a jet airway (and probably never will, except on an
> airliner), but here's a question. There are fewer J routes than V, and
> they connect fewer navaids. So it can happen that your destination is
> quite far from the nearest high-altitude navaid or interaction. Do you
> still file direct from the closest high-alt waypoint, go direct to a
> nearby navaid, or use low-altitude routes for your arrival?
>
> Ari.

If the destination is a major airport there will usually be a
high-altitude VOR in the proper position. Or, there will be a STAR
routing which, although it may use low-alitude VORs, it has been flight
inspected to be useable at the altitudes expected.

For flights into remote areas that may not have a nearby high VOR (unusal,
but possible) filing of a Victor airway for the last 200 miles, or so, is
acceptable, or even "the radials of V-999."

4th September 2003, 06:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
joe Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Low and high altitude airways "K. Ari Krupnikov" wrote: > I've never flown a jet airway (and probably never will, except on an > airliner), but here's a question. There are fewer J routes than V, and > they connect fewer navaids. So it can happen that your destination is > quite far from the nearest high-altitude navaid or interaction. Do you > still file direct from the closest high-alt waypoint, go direct to a > nearby navaid, or use low-altitude routes for your arrival? > > Ari. If the destination is a major airport there will usually be a high-altitude VOR in the proper position. Or, there will be a STAR routing which, although it may use low-alitude VORs, it has been flight inspected to be useable at the altitudes expected. For flights into remote areas that may not have a nearby high VOR (unusal, but possible) filing of a Victor airway for the last 200 miles, or so, is acceptable, or even "the radials of V-999."