This will certainly impact lift off times. We can have'canned' MEA's for routes that are flown regularly (i.e. between hospitals) but a scene flight is an entirely different thing. Secondly, after maintaining 500' above the obstruction (at night) and then considering the cloud clearances in Class E airspace, sends the minimums throught the roof (pardon the pun). This will kill at least 50% of our flight volumes.The beauty of it all is that ultimately, we as PIC's, are still responsible for terrain and obstacle avoidance.
Can't recall getting the memo that had absolved me of this responsiblility.
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