MNFlyboy
Well-Known Member
Here's the what if scenario:
You're at an airport and you've been given your clearance to your next destination, "As Filed".
Your filed route is from the departure airport, to the VOR off field 4nm away, then via a victor airway.
You were NOT cleared via a SID, and an ODP exists.
For all intents and purposes, the weather is VFR, better than 5,000 & 5.
When are you allowed to depart on your "own nav" and provide your own obstacle and terrain clearance and not follow the ODP, and to what altitude? This pertains to an ODP that takes you really far away from your intended route and it seems like a short cut to your route VFR is possible.
My understanding is that looking at the Take-Off Mins and ODP section of the charts, states TAKEOFF MINIMUMS "... or 2500-3 for climb in visual conditions." Also note, that the MEA for the victor airway is 4,000' in all directions from the VOR.
You're at an airport and you've been given your clearance to your next destination, "As Filed".
Your filed route is from the departure airport, to the VOR off field 4nm away, then via a victor airway.
You were NOT cleared via a SID, and an ODP exists.
For all intents and purposes, the weather is VFR, better than 5,000 & 5.
When are you allowed to depart on your "own nav" and provide your own obstacle and terrain clearance and not follow the ODP, and to what altitude? This pertains to an ODP that takes you really far away from your intended route and it seems like a short cut to your route VFR is possible.
My understanding is that looking at the Take-Off Mins and ODP section of the charts, states TAKEOFF MINIMUMS "... or 2500-3 for climb in visual conditions." Also note, that the MEA for the victor airway is 4,000' in all directions from the VOR.