Lead Sled
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Someone has been paying attention in performance class! Also the certification climb requirements only get you (in most jets) to 1,500' AGL - in other words, pattern altitude. From there, you are expected to be able to fend for yourself and make your way back to a landing runway. In the case of the Lindz4 at ASE, you can not extrapolate the performance charts from 1500' AGL to 14,000' MSL. (Well you could, but you'd be wrong.)MauleSkinner said:The paragraph you quoted refers to CERTIFICATION climb requirements, which have absolutely nothing to do with obstacle clearance requirements. Note that the 2.4% requirement listed is pretty much useless for obstacle clearance in IMC conditions, as obstacles may grow at a 2.5% gradient from the DER without having to publish specific climb requirements for departure.
The quoted reference is simply saying that, unlike light twins that have NO single-engine climb requirement, a 2-engine jet has to be able to make at least a 2.4% gross climb on one engine.
The performance requirements of a SID (DP) are based on TERPS requirements and TERPS requirements are based on all engines operating. No allowance is made for the loss of an engine. If you accept a SID (DP) you must be able to comply with the performance requirements - VFR or IFR, VMC or IMC.
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