ORCA lower than MEA?

I (and just about everyone else these days) is using an IFR certified
GPS unit, but I suppose we'll be stuck with the VOR technology limits
until ATC moves into the 20th century....

--Dan


Ron Natalie wrote:
Dan wrote:
There are some places on IFR enroute charts where the OROCA (Off-route
obstruction clearance altitude) is actually lower than MEAs on an
airway in the same quadrant. The higher MEA is NOT due to obstacles in
adjacent quadrants.

MEA's are often higher because of the signal issues of the NAVAIDS
involved. We got an airway here with a 9000' MEA which is way higher
than the obstructions and the MVA because there's something wonky
with the VOR that defines it.