I think the Program is correct with drawing the lines, but it connects them as if you would fly from LEMNZ (last wp of the arrival) directly to the FLYES (first wp of the approach) which won't happen in the rw as the stage in between is 'radar vectors'.
So if you are flying the default ATC or a less detailed ATC addon, you will mix up things there as nobody turns your plane in the right direction, although you are flying by the charts.
To keep it close to real, vector yourself after LEMNZ (do some funky stuff, as if it was a busy airport
) or use online ATC, which will most likely have grabbed you way before LEMNZ to get you on e. g. the 25R.
The EFB program is very Navigraph dependant (that's the data supplier for a ton of addons). So if they miss to add the (vectors) text in the procedure description after LEMNZ, EFB doesn't show the hint on the vectors part, which would look like this. Note the 'pointers line'. That's the
vectors to final segment, correctly described by Navigraph, so EFB can show it and give you a hint.
As a rule of thumb. When you don't see this hint but get sharp edged procedures in EFB, then expect that Navigraph has missed the part again and behave like in your KLAS example. Fly to the last waypoint of the STAR and vector yourself to the first waypoint of the approach.
Of course, you can do a shortcut in between, so e. g. head for the approach right after DUBLX, FROWG or GRNPA itself.
As you FMC planes will see the same edged procedures (they come from Navigraph too), the pilot interaction is needed either way. The EFB charts or the 'plan' view on your display then help to determine the right wp to maybe leave the arrival path and head for the approach one.
The vital point is to be prepared and plan ahead. So use the chart view soon enough when you have the weather and/or ATC info on the destination and don't just trust the LNAV to get it done.Read this as a general reminder, not as one being pointed at your case directly, boeing247. EFB helps on the weather when you click the METAR screen. It then grabs the one from FSX or the commonly used weather addons.
As said, when flying with only ATC you will most likely receive the vectors to final that soon as they don't tend to let you fly around the globe when there's only little traffic.
boeing247 wrote on Dec 19
th, 2011 at 12:33am:
I looked up the approach chart for GRNPA1 and it said to expect radar vectors to final approach course. Though it still doesn't make much sense, seeing as you would have to fly further away from the airport to reach any approach course...
This 'flying away' part isn't too uncommon. The sky is big, but your airport is limited on how much planes can land and takeoff within a certain amount of time. So if plenty of you arrive, some of you have to wait, while others may be taken to the final approach as soon as possible.
Not 100% on that topic, but nicely showing how the traffic lines up for the KMEM airport here. If there are delays or go-arounds, the line up gets mixed up, so ATC needs space to handle you folks.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6886880938991195179