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Old 15th Apr 2011, 00:31
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My point was it doesn't matter what sort of departure you are doing, you still need the performance to make the required gradient.

If when doing the Non-RNP departure you must have the "visual return to land" option, why then are RNP departures allowed with engine failures at potentially very very low altitude in IMC, with a higher gradient requirement than a Non-RNP departure? The RTOW penalty must be pretty severe, although I suppose it's mostly fairly chilly there?
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