Hello,

 

I have a question about the flight level change. I was planning a flight from LFPG to LPPT and I found that I needed to descend from FL350 to FL230 at waypoint DEVAR. I think the TOD should be at/around waypoint VIS (when comparing it to real world flights). Naturally, when I was doing the flight, I didn't start my descend until I was near ABETO. So why is PFPX telling me to start my descend way too early?? I've attached a copy of my flight plan as well for your reference.

 

 

UAL6887.pdf

I would have expected the descent to FL230 to be listed at ATLEN as UN872 within that sector of Spain has a max FL245 as the area is FRA which is depicted in PFPX using NG2208 data:

 

 

(FPL-FGRHS-IN
-A319/M-SDE2E3FGIJ1RWY/HB1
-LFPG0715
-N0449F370 DCT LGL UT176 TERPO UN872 ERIGA UZ218 FUJTI DCT
 ATLEN/N0401F230 UN872 ABETO DCT INBOM DCT
-LPPT0213 LPBJ
-PBN/A1B1C1D1L1O1S2 SUR/EUADSBX DOF/220824 REG/FGRHS
 EET/LECM0103 LPPC0132
 CODE/3944F2 RVR/75 OPR/AFR ORGN/AFRAOCC
 PER/C
-E/0308)

 

Using Free Route Airspace and avoiding ATLEN which is not an entry point:

 

 

(FPL-FGRHS-IN
-A319/M-SDE2E3FGIJ1RWY/HB1
-LFPG0715
-N0449F370 DCT LGL UT176 TERPO UN872 ERIGA UZ218 FUJTI DCT BAKUP
 DCT BATAX DCT INBOM
-LPPT0213 LPBJ
-PBN/A1B1C1D1L1O1S2 SUR/EUADSBX DOF/220824 REG/FGRHS
 EET/LECM0102 LPPC0127
 CODE/3944F2 RVR/75 OPR/AFR ORGN/AFRAOCC
 PER/C
-E/0307)

 

 

Thanks. I'm gonna have to keep that in mind to use the Free Route Airspace.

When you have such issue, always check upper limit on airways. For example, Italian airspace does have upper airways, but are limited to FL305 only. Then it is DCT routing.