IFR Departure Procedures Flashcards
SID
Standard Instrument Departure
TC
Transport Canada
AIM
Aeronautical Information Manual
What part of the AIM specifically applies to IFR procedures
Rules of the Air (RAC) section
CAP
Canada Air Pilot
What part of the CAP specifically applies to IFR?
The General Section (CAP GEN)
What is the determinant of IFR departure
Visibility governs IFR Departures.
What is standard departure visibility?
1/2 Statute Mile (SM) or 2600 RVR
Is it possible to depart with reduced visibility?
Yes, but only with special air crew and aircraft and operational procedures.
Define Govern
Legal authority to limit, forms the basis’s for violations and enforcement under the CARS.
What to do when we don’t have the visibility?
Don’t depart
We only care about ____ and not ____ for a legal departure
Visibility, ceilings
Visibility Order of Precedence
- Runway Visual Range (RVR)
- Aerodrome Ground Visibility (as reported by trained observer)
- Vis as determined by PIC
Most accurate means to measure visibility
Runway Visibility Range (RVR), read in feet
RVR Limitations
Only valid for a single runway (not the runway at the opposite end of the concrete)
Might be fooled by local phenomena like blowing snow.
RVR becomes not governing when subject to fluctuations or local phenomena.
RVR is discarded when:
Airport Ground Visibility is at or above the required min.
Airport ground visibility is determined
Trained observers like ATC, FSS, air operator radio station, or
AWOS station
AWOS
Aerodrome Weather observing station 
PIC can only take authority to determine visibility when
There is no RVR
AND
There is no ground visibility report
Departure Summary
You can go if (one of these visibilities are okay):
- RVR is okay
- Ground Visibility is OK (because now RVR doesn’t matter).
- If no RVR or aground Visibility Reported and OIC determines visibility
ATC/FSS/CARS will advise you want visibility is governing (True / False)
True, they will tell you and you aren’t likely to get an ATC takeoff clearance if below minimums.
FSS or CARS can’t stop you from taking off, but they are likely to advise against it.