Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00332:reg:8:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 2/12)
Character Range: 137886–140623

out safely, using the operator's risk‑assessed procedures for obstacle avoidance stated in the operator's exposition, until the rotorcraft reaches the minimum flight altitude for a point on the route for the flight;
 (b) unless the flight is conducted as an NVIS flight, that the flight can only be flown at night if the survey for the location was, or has been previously, completed by day;
 (c) the use of maps or visual observation to identify the climb track that provides the shallowest obstacle-free gradient from the final approach and take-off area, for the relevant aerodrome, and from the defined point after take-off for the rotorcraft;
 (d) the use of maps, or visual observation, to identify the height, distance and gradient of the critical obstacle for the climb;
 (e) if a turn is needed to align with the best 1-engine-inoperative departure track, a turn is permitted once at 200 ft above obstacles by day in VMC, or at night if the flight is an NVIS flight, or 500 ft above obstacles at night, provided the pilot in command of the rotorcraft is satisfied the rotorcraft can clear further terrain, as necessary, to reach the LSALT.

Division 7—Rotorcraft performance — performance class 1

10.33  Performance class 1 — take‑off
 (1) For item 1 of the table in section 10.04, the requirements for the take‑off stage of a flight of a rotorcraft are the requirements stated in this section.
 (2) The take‑off weight of the rotorcraft must not exceed the maximum weight, mentioned in the rotorcraft's flight manual, required:
 (a) for the type of take‑off procedure to be used; and
 (b) to achieve the following rates of climb, with 1 engine inoperative:
 (i) 100 ft per minute at 200 ft above the departure aerodrome, for the flight, at VTOSS for the rotorcraft;
 (ii) 150 ft per minute at 1 000 ft above the departure aerodrome.
 (3) The take‑off weight of the rotorcraft must not exceed the maximum weight, mentioned in the rotorcraft's flight manual, required to ensure:
 (a) the rejected take‑off distance required – rotorcraft, for the take-off, does not exceed the rejected take‑off distance available – rotorcraft for the take-off; and
 (b) either:
 (i) the take‑off distance required – rotorcraft does not exceed the take‑off distance available – rotorcraft for the take-off; or
 (ii) if the take‑off distance required – rotorcraft exceeds the take‑off distance available – rotorcraft for the take-off:
                   (A) the rotorcraft must be able to clear an obstacle from the take‑off decision point, for the take-off, with 1 engine inoperative, by at least 35 ft; and
                   (B) if the take‑off is from an elevated aerodrome, the rotorcraft must be able to clear the edge of the aerodrome by at