November 11, 2025Nov 11 Hi everyone! I have been flying the 300 for a little while now and I have come across an issue: when I am setting up for the descent and landing, how do I plan for a potential shortcut during an STAR (just speed/altitude, without erasing the part you expect not to fly)? The classic example is if you have an RNAV trombone STAR and you want to know at which altitude you have to be at the fix abeam the FAF to be on the profile to cut directly to the FAF - without cancelling the whole arrival - just in case ATC gives you a shortcut. A practical example is LEBL RULOS2L arrival, planning the shortcut from BL440 direct to SOTIL. On a Boeing system, you can make changes on the LEGS page without executing them and the FMC will still compute speed/altitude for each point given the new route/adjustment you are inserting. On a newer Airbus system - which I am not really familiar with - I believe I understand you still would have a similar thing in the temporary flightplan. How about here on the older A300? Thank you for your help!
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