Dizzee Rascal, thanks for the info with the Photobucket. I have registered, but the file for the approach plates is in pdf and photobucket does not seem to have this option. Is there a way to post pdf file?
Abu Bebo, thanks for the plates, but yours are old. They are still from the times, when you did not have to turn at 560' right after departure. They have changed these plates in September.
What concerns the difference between a SID and a procedure. That is exactly a million dollar question. I will answer by what it is not. Procedure is not a SID and that's why it cannot be flown in instrument conditions. Procedure is designed to help the flow of the traffic, or to avoid noise sensitive, other control areas or overflying small airports at low altitudes atd.
But the danger lies in Doncaster airport, that they got used to using procedure as a SID and it got unnoticed by the system for a long time. Me as a pilot, I am responsible in IFR to take off, climb, cruise, descent, lend and not to hit anything while doing that. SID gets me above MSA or to MEA. STAR will take me safely to the final.
I think, that people, who are designing approach plates are responsible to design safe departures, which are assessed for obstacles, so we, as pilots can fly them safely. If they want to use Rogag as a SID, the people who design approach plates will have to assess it for obstacles for it to qualify as a SID