4B Departure Procedures

Reading assignment for this lesson

-ICM Chapter 4B
-AIM Chapter 5, section 2
-IFH Chapter 10
-FARs 91.175
Overview
Review departure charts.
Takeoff minimums.
IAP front section.
Standard.
Non standard.
Radar departures.
Departure chart review
Refer to 3A Departure Charts notes and info.
Takeoff minimums.
“T” section of IAP (C1).
Based on visibility only.
Standard takeoff minimums (FARs).
GA part 91= none.
Commercial operators (IAP c1).
Minimum visibility criteria only.
1 or 2 engines = 1 sm.
> 2 engines = ½ sm.
Non standard takeoff minimums.
More restrictive than standard criteria.
Airport specific examples.
Visibility reporting.
Current vsby report from ground/tower is what counts.
METAR and ATIS = info only.
3 types of visibility reports.
1 prevailing vsby in sm.
Human observer.
Considers all quadrants.
2 runway visual range RVR.
Hundreds of feet.
Distance pilot can see down the runway including lights.
Transmisometer.
RVR/SM conversion (IAP pg a2).
3 runway visibility value (RVV).
Sm or sm fractions.
Considers only runway visibility.
Transmisometer.
Departure options
Departure procedures DPs (graphic).
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 Obstacle departure procedures (text).
Radar departures.
First, fly airport (obstacle) departure procedure (if any) .
Contact departure control when instructed by tower.
Call sign, passing altitude, and altitude climbing to.
Then follow radar vectors.
”Radar contact”.
Terrain/obstacle clearance responsibility.
Pilot until .
Radar contact and.
First vector given.
Controller while on a vector.
”resume own navigation”.
Back to pilot.

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4B Departure procedures

*192. H342 INT

(Refer to figure 30.) Using an average ground speed of 120 knots, what minimum rate of climb
must be maintained to meet the required climb rate (feet per NM) to 4,100 feet as specified on
the instrument departure procedures?
A. 400 feet per minute.
B. 500 feet per minute.
C. 800 feet per minute.

*247. J14 INT

When ATC has not imposed any climb or descent restrictions and aircraft are within 1,000 feet
of assigned altitude, pilots should attempt to both climb and descend at a rate of between
A. 500 feet per minute and 1,500 feet per minute.
B. 1000 feet per minute and 2,000 feet per minute.
C. 500 feet per minute and 1,000 feet per minute.

*275. J15 INT

What action is recommended if a pilot does not wish to use an instrument departure procedure?
A. Advise departure control upon initial contact.
B. Enter "No DP'' in the REMARKS section of the IFR flight plan.
C. Advise clearance delivery or ground control before departure.

*276. J16 INT

Which procedure applies to instrument departure procedures?
A. The pilot in command must accept an instrument departure procedure when issued by ATC.
B. Instrument departure clearances will not be issued unless requested by the pilot.
C. If an instrument departure procedure is accepted, the pilot must possess at least a textual
description.

*279. J33 INT

What is meant when departure control instructs you to "resume own navigation'' after you have
been vectored to a Victor airway?
A. You are still in radar contact, but must make position reports.
B. You should maintain the airway by use of your navigation equipment.
C. Radar service is terminated.

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*280. J33 INT
What does the ATC term "Radar Contact'' signify?
A. You will be given traffic advisories until advised the service has been terminated or that
radar contact has been lost.
B. Your aircraft has been identified on the radar display and radar flight following will be
provided until radar identification is terminated.
C. Your aircraft has been identified and you will receive separation from all aircraft while in
contact with this radar facility.

*292. B08 INT

Which procedure is recommended while climbing to an assigned altitude on the airway?
A. Climb far enough to the right side of the airway to avoid climbing or descending traffic
coming from the opposite direction if in VFR conditions.
B. Climb on the centerline of the airway except when maneuvering to avoid other air traffic in
VFR conditions.
C. Climb slightly on the right side of the airway when in VFR conditions.

*316. J16 INT

What does the symbol T within a black triangle in the minimums section of the IAP for a
particular airport indicate?
A. Takeoff minimums are 1 mile for aircraft having two engines or less and 1/2 mile for those
with more than two engines.
B. Instrument takeoffs are not authorized.
C. Takeoff minimums are not standard and/or departure procedures are published.

*391. J14 INT

To comply with ATC instructions for altitude changes of more than 1,000 feet, what rate of
climb or descent should be used?
A. As rapidly as practicable to 500 feet above/below the assigned altitude, and then at 500 feet
per minute until the assigned altitude is reached.
B. 1,000 feet per minute during climb and 500 feet per minute during descents until reaching
the assigned altitude.
C. As rapidly as practicable to 1,000 feet above/below the assigned altitude, and then between
500 and 1,500 feet per minute until reaching the assigned altitude.

*470. J14 INT

What is expected of you as pilot on an IFR flight plan if you are descending or climbing in VFR
conditions?
A. Advise ATC you are in visual conditions and will remain a short distance to the right of the
centerline while climbing.
B. Execute gentle banks, left and right, at a frequency which permits continuous visual
scanning of the airspace about you.
C. If on an airway, climb or descend to the right of the centerline

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*474. J16 INT
Which is true regarding the use of a instrument departure procedure chart?
A. To use an instrument departure procedure, the pilot must possess at least the textual
description of the approved standard departure.
B. The use of instrument departure procedures is mandatory.
C. To use an instrument departure procedure, the pilot must possess both the textual and
graphic form of the approved procedure.

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