IR take off minima
 

Anyone know what the take off minima(RVR and cloud base) is for a pilot with an IR. Let's say a non public transport flight on a single crew aircraft? eg PA23

If anyone knows the official reference where one could find such info. please let me know as I have been trying to find it all day long and I got fed up looking.

Capt D,

I believe the info you are looking is :

For non public transport single engine (irrespective of pilot qualification or licence) is 600ft cloud base for take off and 1800m RVR. I think the minimum cloud ceiling for public transport single engine is 1000ft.

Any other offers ???

In the US N reg Part 91 you can legally take off on a private flight 0-0.

Not that anyone ever does the prevailing attitude is thanks for allowing us but that would be a bad idea. The airlines or infact anyone carrying people for hire have minimums set out in the revlevant FAR chapter.

Capt D

Try CAP507 which supports what onemore has said.

This reminds us that JAR OPS 1 does not permit commercial operations in IMC for a single engined aircraft.

Onemorehold . .single crew not single engine. .ME I believe it's RVR800

RVR,

Of course u r correcet RVR with the multi engine criteria, but that is only one of them ! The rest of the regs regarding multi engine are;

(1) For a multi engine aircraft with no engine out climb capability the minima is 600ft cloud and 1800m RVR.. .(2) For a multi engine aircraft with a climbout capability of less than 150ft per minute one engine out) the minima is 600ft cloud and 1500ft RVR.. .(3) For a multi engine aircraft exceeding 150ft/min climb (one engine out) the minima are 300ft cloud and 800m RVR.

The above applies to aircraft under 5700kg.

Onemorehold,

Where may one find this information that you have disclosed?

Capt D,

Its just info that I carry around in my head !!, no but seriously I dug it out from the UK AIP RAC 4-3-2 (14 mar 96) subsection 3.2 and 3.3

Now do you have any difficult questions ??