wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:20:10 +0100, Mxsmanic
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Well, now I'm reading conflicting things. Does NA for Runway 26 mean that no
instrument departures are allowed from that runway, period, or does it simply
mean that none are defined but that you can still "roll your own"?


That's a good question. It's not available from the FAA. You can
roll your own. Of course, if there was an FAA one, you'd have
obstacle clearance guaranteed by them. If it's NA, you have to
guarantee your own. Stan

Another legal interp might very well be: at a VFR airport Part 91-only
can roll its own. But, at an IFR airport where the FAA has
affirmatively denied takeoff minimums you might find that rolling your
own at an IFR airport on a NA runway might cause some grief.

Weather permitting, the conservative way to depart Runway 26 at Big Bear
is to request a VFR climb to the minimum 91.177 altitude.