DFC:
“That seems to indicate that the "special procedure" is permitted but I bet that the authorities would require such procedures to be approved and see above for obstacle clearance.”
Yes – this is what I was referring to. In the US there are a few special approaches which require a very steep gradient for the MAP. As one fellow put it – “you couldn’t make that in an empty 757 on a cold day” – this referring to engine out procedures. There are approaches with lower gradients & higher Minimums but to get a lower minimum, air carrier performance engineers create a OEI MAP. This of course is similar to the OEI Takeoff procedure and likely uses the same lateral path as it is probably the most obstacle free path.
So – my question is – are there examples of this under JAROPS?
LK