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Please read and understand the group flt procedures!

Group Flight Procedures

Recommended flight characteristics for SWVA Group Flights

****All the following apply unless otherwise instructed by ATC. These guidelines are set to help keep our group flights organized and safe****

Departing

1 At uncontrolled airports all departing SWVA aircraft will use a minimum of 2 minutes of spacing prior to departing while following another aircraft, unless instructed otherwise by ATC.

Climb

1 No turns prior to 10 miles RWY hdg, unless instructed otherwise by ATC.

2 Do not exceed 210kts on the climb if proceeding away from destination and, or if below 3000 AGL.

3 250-knot climb above 3000 AGL when turning on course or on course.

4 Maintain 280/.074 mach max climb speed above 10000 AGL adjusting pitch as necessary to maintain that speed till leveling off at cruise altitude.

Cruise

1 Minimum safe separation from other aircraft is10 NM or more unless otherwise instructed by ATC.

2 Max cruise speed of mach .076 for all aircraft to keep proper separation! Captain may have to adjust speed to keep proper separation though!

Descent

1 Attain 280 knots and maintain this speed till 10000 AGL.

2 Below 10000 AGL maintain 250 knots or below till entering class B airspace.

3 Class B airspace maintain 210 knots or below.

Holding if instructed to do so

1 200 knots up to and including 6000 AGL.

2 230 knots above 6000 through 14,000.

3 265 knots above 14,000.

Also here is a website to check out about instrument approaches.