I am probably missing something really obvious, and I hope that someone with lots of 430 time can help....the question is if you can select an "arbitrary" STAR - one that is not linked to the destination airport.
Coming in to Houston from the west, I am almost always cleared to fly the LISSE arrival. As logical as that arrival is, for some strange reason, my home field (KLVJ) does not list the LISSE arrival as one of the options - if you have KLVJ as the end point of the flight plan, and press "PROC", then go to "SELECT ARRIVAL", LISSE is not an option - but Houston approach clears us for it all the time.
So is there a way to get the LISSE arrival other than to change the destination to someplace like Hobby? That way works, but then when they take you off the arrival and give vectors to a KVLJ approach, you have to do more mickey-mouse on the 430 (increasing the chances for error) to go back to the real destination, then select the approach.
There's got to be a simpler (and safer) way....what am I missing?
Paul
Coming in to Houston from the west, I am almost always cleared to fly the LISSE arrival. As logical as that arrival is, for some strange reason, my home field (KLVJ) does not list the LISSE arrival as one of the options - if you have KLVJ as the end point of the flight plan, and press "PROC", then go to "SELECT ARRIVAL", LISSE is not an option - but Houston approach clears us for it all the time.
So is there a way to get the LISSE arrival other than to change the destination to someplace like Hobby? That way works, but then when they take you off the arrival and give vectors to a KVLJ approach, you have to do more mickey-mouse on the 430 (increasing the chances for error) to go back to the real destination, then select the approach.
There's got to be a simpler (and safer) way....what am I missing?
Paul