Ifr outside of jetlane
ODPs are designed considering minimum aircraft performance.
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Only airports that have IAPs are assessed for departure obstacles-if there’s no approach, plan your own departure. ODPs, while an effective way to remain clear of the rocks and trees, do have limitations. They are only required for commercial operators per 14 CFR 91.175(f), though their use is strongly recommended for others. The ODP is purely an obstacle avoidance procedure. We’ll restrict our discussions to the ODP. Standard Instrument Departures, while offering obstacle clearance, are really there for the convenience of pilots and controllers operating around busy airports.
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It’s not necessarily unsafe, but it does bear some thought. When departing from an airport in Class G airspace, if you’re not following an Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP), you are not guaranteed separation from anything infrangible. Other than this, there is little guidance in the regulations or elsewhere regarding our responsibilities and protections in Class G airspace, so we have to piece it together ourselves.Īlthough FAA publications don’t make it clear, we’re on our own for obstruction clearance in Class G airspace. Class G usually ends at 700 or 1200 feet AGL, though there are remote places where it’s all the way up to 14,500 feet.
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According to 14 CFR 91.173, an IFR flight plan and clearance are only required for flight in controlled airspace, yet most of us have to at least occasionally depart airports within Class G airspace, essentially the only uncontrolled airspace we use.