When executing arrivals to KNGP, if unable to comply with course rules airspeeds for any reason, fly course rule ground tracks but add 500'.

When executing arrivals to KNGP, if unable to comply with course rules airspeeds for any reason, fly course rule ground tracks but add 500'.

• A. True
• B. Not specified
• C. Only if weather
• D. False

Answer: (D)

When flying a course rules arrival, the speed along the published ground track and the altitude profile are coordinated to maintain spacing and descent angles. If you find you can’t meet the published airspeed for any reason, you don’t simply switch to a ground-track version with a fixed 500-foot adjustment. The appropriate action is to remain on the published arrival and coordinate with ATC for a speed reduction or other instructions, or to be re-sequenced onto a different segment as directed. An automatic alteration like “fly the ground track with a blanket 500-foot increase” isn’t part of standard course rules procedures and could compromise separation or obstacle clearance unless ATC explicitly authorizes it. In practice, you would request a suitable speed or altitude adjustment from ATC and continue on the published track until you’re cleared to alter the profile.

When flying a course rules arrival, the speed along the published ground track and the altitude profile are coordinated to maintain spacing and descent angles. If you find you can’t meet the published airspeed for any reason, you don’t simply switch to a ground-track version with a fixed 500-foot adjustment. The appropriate action is to remain on the published arrival and coordinate with ATC for a speed reduction or other instructions, or to be re-sequenced onto a different segment as directed. An automatic alteration like “fly the ground track with a blanket 500-foot increase” isn’t part of standard course rules procedures and could compromise separation or obstacle clearance unless ATC explicitly authorizes it. In practice, you would request a suitable speed or altitude adjustment from ATC and continue on the published track until you’re cleared to alter the profile.