hammerhat
Well-Known Member
The following radio exchange happened to me the other day, and got me thinking about what was expected of me in a lost comm situation.
Clearance Delivery: "... climb and maintain 2000 expect 6000 10 minutes after departure ..."
Then I taxi to the runway, call the tower and get the following: "... turn heading 123, maintain 2000, cleared for takeoff ..."
Now what if I have radio failure in hard IMC 9 mins after departure still at 2000, do I still climb to 6000? Otherwise is there any significance to the altitude assignment that the tower gave?
Clearance Delivery: "... climb and maintain 2000 expect 6000 10 minutes after departure ..."
Then I taxi to the runway, call the tower and get the following: "... turn heading 123, maintain 2000, cleared for takeoff ..."
Now what if I have radio failure in hard IMC 9 mins after departure still at 2000, do I still climb to 6000? Otherwise is there any significance to the altitude assignment that the tower gave?