jetcareers - View Single Post

ananoman · September 6th, 2004, 22:58

[ QUOTE ]
Ok, I figured this out, and please excuse me for being a Dumb&*#. The Denver Four Departure is a Radar Vectors departure, several airports are served by this departure, Greeley being one of these.

LOST COMMS

"IF no transmissions are received within one minute after departure,. MAINTAIN assigned heading until 7000', then climb to filed altitude via direct DEN, thence via assinged transition. If filed altitude is above 10000', cross DEN at or above 11000'."

Since I was cleared to the Centennial airport at 8000', If I lost comms at the EFC time, I should have flown to the DEN VOR and then execute the ILS Approach (full procedure) to APA 35R.

[/ QUOTE ]
Just because the departure exist and you are lost coms does not mean you should fly the departure. If you want to fly it, file it. The whole point of all the lost com procedures is so that ATC will know what you are doing. If you were not cleared for something and did not file it, they have no idea what you are going to do.

September 6th, 2004, 22:58	#20
ananoman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 916	Re: Another IFR Question [ QUOTE ] Ok, I figured this out, and please excuse me for being a Dumb&*#. The Denver Four Departure is a Radar Vectors departure, several airports are served by this departure, Greeley being one of these. LOST COMMS "IF no transmissions are received within one minute after departure,. MAINTAIN assigned heading until 7000', then climb to filed altitude via direct DEN, thence via assinged transition. If filed altitude is above 10000', cross DEN at or above 11000'." Since I was cleared to the Centennial airport at 8000', If I lost comms at the EFC time, I should have flown to the DEN VOR and then execute the ILS Approach (full procedure) to APA 35R. [/ QUOTE ] Just because the departure exist and you are lost coms does not mean you should fly the departure. If you want to fly it, file it. The whole point of all the lost com procedures is so that ATC will know what you are doing. If you were not cleared for something and did not file it, they have no idea what you are going to do.