View Single Post
Old October 7th, 2006, 19:07   #3
tgrayson
Old Skool
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 2,437
Default Re: Instrument Departure Procedure Question

Quote:
Originally Posted by JaceTheAce View Post
I've searched everywhere in the FAR/AIM!
AIM

5-2-6. Instrument Departure Procedures (DP) - Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODP) and Standard Instrument Departures (SID)
...
1. Unless specified otherwise, required obstacle clearance for all departures, including diverse, is based on the pilot crossing the departure end of the runway at least 35 feet above the departure end of runway elevation, climbing to 400 feet above the departure end of runway elevation before making the initial turn, and maintaining a minimum climb gradient of 200 feet per nautical mile (FPNM), unless required to level off by a crossing restriction, until the minimum IFR altitude.
tgrayson is online now   Reply With Quote