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New Procedures for SoCal Area Effective November 10
by Kim Blonigen
Phase One of the Southern California Metroplex  SDM CHASR ONE STAR (RNAV) – designed
Project will begin on November 10, 2016. The
Metroplex Project, approved in early September, is designed to enhance the safety and efficiency of the airspace in Southern California by utilizing performance- based navigation procedures, as well as optimizing the air traffic sectorization at the local FAA facilities.
There is a total of four implementation phases in the project with the remaining being executed in January, March and April of 2017, with the full project expected to be completed in late April of 2017.
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) provided comments on the procedures that are part of phase one and effective November 10:
RNAV and Conventional STARs
 BUR/VNY WEESL ONE STAR (RNAV)
 LAX/SMOWAYVEONESTAR(RNAV)–LAXarrivals
on this procedure are props only
 LGB/SNA/SLI/FUL/TOA KAYOH SIX STAR (Conventional) – modified to incorporate metroplex waypoints
 ONT/ONT Satellites SETER FOUR STAR (Conventional) – modified to incorporate metroplex waypoints
 SAN BAYVU FIVE STAR (RNAV) – ties into SAN RNAV/RNP RWY 27 approach
 SANLUCKIONESTAR(RNAV)–optimizedprofile descent procedure
 SBA PITBL ONE STAR (RNAV) – new SBA STAR (Procedure NA until April 27, 2017)
to segregate SDM arrivals from SAN arrivals
(note that Non RNAV equipped aircraft destined to SAN will be assigned the BARET STAR)
RNAV SIDs
 LAS STAAV SEVEN SID (RNAV) – modified to incorporate SoCal metroplex waypoints
 LAS TRALR SEVEN SID (RNAV) – modified to incorporate SoCal metroplex waypoints
 SAN ZZOOO ONE SID (RNAV) – replaces the current POGGI SID
 SBA GAUCH ONE SIDE (RNAV) – designed as northbound RNAV off the ground procedure
 SBA MISHN ONE SIDE (RNAV) – designed as eastbound RNAV off the ground procedure
Approach Procedures
Burbank/BUR
 RNP Y RWY 8 (RNAV)
 GPS Z RWY 8 (RNAV)
 ILS Z or LOC Z RWY 8 (conventional)  ILS Y or LOC Y RWY 8 (conventional)
Carlsbad/CRQ
 RNP Z RWY 06 (RNAV)
 RNAV/GPS Y RWY 06 (RNAV) Los Angeles International/LAX
 ILS or LOC RWY 06R (conventional)  GPS Y RWY 06R (RNAV)
24 • KING AIR MAGAZINE
NOVEMBER 2016
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