ODP Climb Gradient - Know the Number Before You Leave the Ground
Before every IFR departure, verify your aircraft can meet the published ODP climb gradient - a performance requirement buried in procedure notes that many pilots overlook.
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The Four Instrument Departure Briefing Items That Separate Prepared Pilots from Lucky Ones
Four instrument departure briefing items every IFR pilot should cover before wheels-up - obstacle procedures, engine-out plans, minimums, and lost comm.
TowerODP Versus SID - The Two Instrument Departures, Why One Needs a Clearance and One Does Not, and the Obstacles Hiding in the Fine Print
ODPs protect you from obstacles and need no clearance; SIDs organize traffic and must be assigned. Here's how to tell them apart and fly them safely.
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