Originally Posted by Uplinker
Nobody has yet mentioned that sometimes, if the SID initial clearance ALT is decided by ATC and is not yet known when the cockpit is being set up by PF for departure, some crews will set ALT 00000', as a reminder that the clearance ALT is not yet known. It is not uncommon to conduct a check and briefing of the SID or departure without knowing the initial clearance ALT.
Except of course, in Dubai it’s 4,000’ for all SIDS… The problem of unknown SID altitude doesn’t happen at OMDB.