Narrative:

PIC STAR charts depict both expect and mandatory crossing restrs in bold font. I believe this desensitizes us and should be changed to bold font for mandatory crossing restrs only. Perhaps italics in normal font could be used for expect restrs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S80 PIC'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AERO CHART CHANGE OF PRESENTATION REGARDING STAR ARRS RELATED TO FONTS USED FOR MANDATORY AND EXPECTED XING ALTS. ZZZ, US.

Narrative: PIC STAR CHARTS DEPICT BOTH EXPECT AND MANDATORY XING RESTRS IN BOLD FONT. I BELIEVE THIS DESENSITIZES US AND SHOULD BE CHANGED TO BOLD FONT FOR MANDATORY XING RESTRS ONLY. PERHAPS ITALICS IN NORMAL FONT COULD BE USED FOR EXPECT RESTRS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.