AP.V.A.R3b
Risk managementAbnormal operations, including planning for:
Potential failure of any powerplant(s) in the takeoff/climb phase of flight with the ceiling or visibility below the minimums for an instrument approach at departure airport
From the FAA library
- Chapter 1: Departure Procedures › Weather and the Departure Environment Takeoff Minimums
departure area. The FAA establishes takeoff minimums for every airport that has published Standard Instrument Approaches. These minimums are used by commercially operated aircraft, namely Part 121 and Part 135 operators. At airports where minimums are not established, these same ... carriers are required to use FAA-designated standard minimums: 1 statute mile (SM) visibility for single- and twin-engine aircraft, and 1⁄2 SM for helicopters and aircraft with more than two engines…
- 14 CFR § 91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR.
helicopters— 1/2 statute mile visibility. (3) Except as provided in paragraph (f)(4) of this section, no pilot may takeoff under IFR from a civil airport having published obstacle departure procedures (ODPs) under part 97 of this chapter ... Military airports. Unless otherwise prescribed by the Administrator, each person operating a civil aircraft under IFR into or out of a military airport shall comply with the instrument approach procedures and the takeoff and landing minimum prescribed by the military…
- Chapter 7: Helicopter Instrument Procedures › Helicopter IFR Takeoff Minimums
from obstacles has either a higher visibility requirement, climb gradient, and/or departure path. Part 135 operators are required to adhere to the takeoff minimums prescribed in the instrument approach procedures (IAPs) for the airport. Helicopter IFR Alternates The pilot must…
- 14 CFR § 91.1039 IFR takeoff, approach and landing minimums.
pilot on a program aircraft operating a program flight may begin an instrument approach procedure to an airport unless— (1) Either that airport or the alternate airport has a weather reporting facility operated by the U.S. National Weather Service ... visibility landing minimums prescribed in part 97 of this chapter or in the program manager's management specifications are increased by 100 feet and 1/2 mile respectively, but not to exceed the ceiling and visibility minimums for that airport when…
- Chapter 6: Threat and Error Management › Causes of Errors › Inadequate Flight Planning or Preparation
sufficient. The pilot filed a flight plan in the air as visibility started to diminish after departure. Soon after, ATC required a hold as the destination airport had closed for snow removal. The entire region was becoming affected ... able to divert to Bridgeport in Connecticut (KBDR), which was the last airport open in the area. Fortunately, the ceiling was just above minimums for the instrument approach, and the pilot was able to land the aircraft…