Shawn,
You are correct. I think it comes down to attitude mostly. All the power in the world will not help you if your mindset during the proceedure is not focused on moving the aircraft from one phase to the other. It is most dependant on good crew co-ordination to follow the prescribed flight path and stay out of the avoid curve.
As far as Cat A off the platforms. I know that the profile is designed with an reject area ( ie: airfield ) so that dictates that anything offshore is going to be Cat B. Generally you are starting with a 100+ ft of altitude as well.
On another similar issue. I have seen a Vertical profile departure that is not designated a Cat A departure. The takeoff is a climb to 100ft AGL and then a 10 degree nose down attitude to fly away. The initiation of the 10 degrees nose down is considered the committed point and subsequently is termed as 'CDP'
Its my opinion that CDP is Cat A terminology and use of CDP in this profile is incorrect. It is not Cat A so a change is vocab is required.
True or False?
