Do you have a reference for climbing ahead to 500' if staying in the circuit?digits_ wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:50 amThat's a requirement in uncontrolled airports: 500 ft if staying in circuit, 1000ft before proceeding on course.It’s been a while since I’ve flown a visual departure, aren’t you supposed to climb straight ahead to 500 before making a turn enroute? A steep turn at 45’ would’ve been investigated if a CADORS was issued,
There's also a sizeable hill in the extended centerline of that runway.
Do you have a reference that defines steep turns and prohibits them after TO?
The suggestions of which I'm aware in the AIM are for traffic leaving the circuit: climb ahead to 1000' before turning away from the circuit, or 500' above circuit altitude if departing in the direction of the circuit. But those are not regulations. I'm not aware of any suggestions if remaining in the circuit. I would routinely turn crosswind well below 500'. Otherwise in a small plane in summer you're flying upwind for a full minute before turning, which is absurd.
In fact, flying circuits at 500' maximum is ok, too.