BizJetJockey
The only problem I have with the way that you say 80% of the GA industry do it is are they actually doing that correctly or just using second segment performance figures and saying that figure exceeds the SID gradient requirement?
From my own personal experience, if one wants to actually calculate via the AFM the climb gradient to an altitude that a SID may state (which is normally higher than the end of the 2nd segment which I think is what people are using as a figure that if it exceeds the SID gradient then some accept they are safe) and factor in turns, then it is not a quick or easy job, so I am a little sceptical when people say the OEI climb performance is better than that required by the SID.
Last edited by south coast; 20th Nov 2013 at 08:52.