Exam #3 Instrument Ground:Departure Charts and Procedures

What FAA charts are the instrument procedures are located in?

The Terminal Procedures Publications (TPPs)

What does the TPPs include?

• Approach Procedures

• Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs)

• Departure Procedures (DPs)

• Airport Diagrams

Diverse Departure is based on…

• Crossing the Departure end of the Runway (DER) at an altitude of at least 35’ AGL

• Climbing to 400’ above DER before the initial turn

• Maintaining a climb gradient of 200 ft/NM, unless required to level off by a crossing restriction until reaching the minimum IFR altitude

What happens when a Diverse Departure Assessment is not satisfied?

Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP)

what happens after an ODP assesment?

A Standard Instrument Departure (SID) may be established for ATC flow management, system enhancement, or noise abatement

What are the two types of Instrument Departure Procedures?

• Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs)

• Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs)

Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs)

Recommended for obstruction clearance and may be flown without ATC clearance unless ATC has specifically assigned an alternate departure procedure (SID or radar vector).

What must happen before you fly a SID?

ATC clearance must be received prior to flying a SID.

What happens If no DP is established for an airport?

If no DP is established for an airport, and the airport has at least one instrument approach, perform a “diverse departure, IAW established obstacle clearance criteria

Airports without instrument approaches have not had a diverse departure assessment and obstacle clearance is solely the pilot’s responsibility

What are the bold lines of the departure chart?

The bold line on a departure chart indicates the basic procedure.

What ar the lines that come from the bold lines?

Lines emanating from the fix at the end of the basic procedure indicate transitions

What kind of gradient is used for Instrument Procedures ?

Unless otherwise stated, instrument procedures, including DPs use the standard IFR climb gradient (200 ft/NM)

When should a pilot change to departure frequncy?

Pilots should not change to departure control frequency until requested.

How to permit a continuous visual scan while climbing?

If operating in VMC, gentle banks left and right should be made to permit a continuous visual scan while climbing.