(K. Ari Krupnikov) wrote in message ...
"Richard Kaplan" writes:
1. At MGW on an IMC day on takeoff from Runway 18 with terrain obscured I
was given the instruction "Cleared for Takeoff -- Turn Left on Course" which
is clearly contrary to the published departure procedure and would take me
into terrain.

Isn't there some sort of "standard DP" that says you need to climb at
a certain gradient (250fpnm or so?) absent specific published DP for
the airport?

Maybe I'm misunderstanding your question, Ari. Yes, there's a standard
climb gradient which applies to airports w/o a published DP. If the
airports don't meet it, there's a published DP.

Richard is saying that MGW has a published DP (presumably because it
does not meet that standard climb gradient), and the controller gave
him instructions which contravened the published DP. If there's a
published DP, there's usually a reason and one better follow it.

At least that's my understanding of what he wrote, FWIW.

Cheers,
Sydney