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True. Nonetheless, our ops specs required that we always be on an IFR
flight plan. So, regardless of the weather, ABQ TRANCON would assign
the SID and our compliance with it was mandatory, even on a nice, clear
day,
unless we requested a VFR climb to at least MVA.
Requesting a VFR climb does nothing for you with regard to obstacle
avoidance.
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