AN UNCLR CLRNC AND A LATE XING RESTR CLRNC LEAD TO A TRACK DEV ON THE FUZZY FIVE ARR TO LAS; NV.

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ENRTE TO LAS FROM OAK (ABOUT 200 NM OUT) WE WERE GIVEN DIRECT FUZZY. WE WERE IN A 200-MODEL B737 AND COULD NOT ACCEPT THIS DIRECT CLRNC. WE WERE THEN GIVEN DIRECT CZQ THEN BLD. OUR FLT PLAN SHOWED THE FUZZY FIVE ARR; BUT THIS SEEMED DIFFERENT. HOWEVER J110 FROM CZQ TO BLD CROSSES OVER FUZZY; THOUGH THE STAR DOESN'T REALLY SHOW THIS WITH CLARITY. WE WERE GIVEN A TIGHT DSCNT TO CROSS FUZZY AT 10 DME 250 KTS WHICH WAS A SURPRISE AS WE WERE NOT EXPECTING IT. WITH A QUICK DSCNT AND CLRNC TO KEEP OUR SPD UP; WE JUST MADE FUZZY AT 10 DME BUT FLYING THE 200 MODEL (OUTDATED NAV AND NO AUTOTHROTTLES; ETC) WE WERE BUSY AND MISSED THE 100 DEG HDG AND STAYED ON THE 269 DEG RADIAL FROM OUR ASSUMED CLRNC 200 NM BACK. WE WERE THEN QUESTIONED WHY WE WERE OFF COURSE. LOOKING AT THE STAR WE SAW OUR MISTAKE; TURNED R TO INTERCEPT THE 260 DEGS BLD. MY CAPT (PNF) TOLD THEM WE WERE ON COURSE AS WE MADE OUR TURN AND THE CTLR ANGRILY REPLIED; 'NO YOU'RE NOT!' WE WERE GIVEN A HEADING TO INTERCEPT AND HANDED OFF TO APCH. WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS. PART OF THE PROB IS THE 200 MODEL WHICH WE RARELY FLY ANYMORE CAN BE QUITE CONSUMING WHEN YOU THROW THIS CLRNC CONFUSION INTO IT. I BELIEVE THAT HAD WE CLARIFIED THE ORIGINAL CLRNC AFTER DIRECT FUZZY TO CLOVIS AND BLD WITH THE FUZZY FIVE ARR; WE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ON TOP OF OUR GAME. I NOW KNOW THE CLRNC WE GOT IMPLIED THE FUZZY ARR AS IT WAS ON OUR FLT PLAN AND WILL CLARIFY NEXT TIME SO NO MORE ERRORS ARE MADE.