A Squared
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There's no reason why you can't do what you say, but you should think about what you're going to do before you do it (and you obviously are!)
the things you need to think about are 1) hitting the ground, 2) hitting someone else and 3) violationg the regs.
1) hitting the ground. If there's no approach established for the airport, there's no departure procedure, nor has the terrain been evaluated. You're entirely on your own for terrain clearance, and you'd better be sure you know what's around you and how you can safely get to the enroute structure. If you're satisfied you have a handle on this, on to number 2, hitting someone else. That's a sticky one, you're trusting on luck to some extent. there could be someone legally stooging around in 1 mile and clear of clouds. there's a very slim chance there could be someone legally overflying your airplort IFR in class G airspace (very slim), there shouldn't be anyone on approach, as there's no approach procedure, and you need a IAP even in Class G. If you're willing to accept those risks, it's on to # 3. You need a clearence to fly IFR in controlled airspace. 1200 feet isn't going to give you much time to get a clearence after takeoff, and it's very likely that ATC doesn't have radio coverage at thos altitudes, so you want to get the clearence before departing. You should be able to get a clearence by phone from FSS or ATC. It will probably read something like "cleared to enter controlled airspace....." and will probably have a void time.
when you think about it, items 2 and 3 are not all that different than departing one of the many airports *with* an IAP and obstacle clearence procedure where the controlled airspace does not come all the way to the ground.
hope this helps
regards
There's no reason why you can't do what you say, but you should think about what you're going to do before you do it (and you obviously are!)
the things you need to think about are 1) hitting the ground, 2) hitting someone else and 3) violationg the regs.
1) hitting the ground. If there's no approach established for the airport, there's no departure procedure, nor has the terrain been evaluated. You're entirely on your own for terrain clearance, and you'd better be sure you know what's around you and how you can safely get to the enroute structure. If you're satisfied you have a handle on this, on to number 2, hitting someone else. That's a sticky one, you're trusting on luck to some extent. there could be someone legally stooging around in 1 mile and clear of clouds. there's a very slim chance there could be someone legally overflying your airplort IFR in class G airspace (very slim), there shouldn't be anyone on approach, as there's no approach procedure, and you need a IAP even in Class G. If you're willing to accept those risks, it's on to # 3. You need a clearence to fly IFR in controlled airspace. 1200 feet isn't going to give you much time to get a clearence after takeoff, and it's very likely that ATC doesn't have radio coverage at thos altitudes, so you want to get the clearence before departing. You should be able to get a clearence by phone from FSS or ATC. It will probably read something like "cleared to enter controlled airspace....." and will probably have a void time.
when you think about it, items 2 and 3 are not all that different than departing one of the many airports *with* an IAP and obstacle clearence procedure where the controlled airspace does not come all the way to the ground.
hope this helps
regards
