Narrative:

While on arrival into sfo on the new serfr 1 arrival; I realized in the briefing that on the last portion of the arrival (eddyy; swels; and menlo); you are on the edge of the bottom of the class B airspace. If the arrival is modified at all by ATC; it is possible to go below the altitudes if given a lower altitude. 230 knots seems fast at menlo at 4;000 feet when 200 knots is required below 4;000. Why not make 200 knots the speed at the 3 last RNAV fixes. It would prepare the transition smoother to either an ILS or tiptoe visual approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 Captain noted that the final portion of the SERFR1 Arrival at SFO has aircraft flying very close to the bottom of the Class B airspace and the 230 knot restriction at MENLO at 4;000 feet conflicts with the requirement to be at 200 knots below 4;000.

Narrative: While on arrival into SFO on the new SERFR 1 Arrival; I realized in the briefing that on the last portion of the arrival (EDDYY; SWELS; and MENLO); you are on the edge of the bottom of the Class B airspace. If the arrival is modified at all by ATC; it is possible to go below the altitudes if given a lower altitude. 230 knots seems fast at MENLO at 4;000 feet when 200 knots is required below 4;000. Why not make 200 knots the speed at the 3 last RNAV fixes. It would prepare the transition smoother to either an ILS or Tiptoe visual approach.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.