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Old 11th October 2012 | 22:55
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reynoldsno1
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Normally a SID willgive you 35ft clearance minimum.
Not so - the SID procedure design assumes a minimum 5m above the departure end of the runway and the minimum obstacle clearance is then essentially 0.8% of the track distance flown i.e. it is increasing all the time. The 35ft clearance is an aircraft performance requirement ISTR, not a procedure design requirement.
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