"Each pilot must comply with any departure procedures established for that airport by the FAA." I'd bet a lunch with the editor of IFR that this excerpt from Part 91.129 (g) was written by some non-flying FAA lawyer. It sounds good by itself, but how do you apply this rule on a day when you're launching IFR but the initial climb is in the clear and in direct violation of the local noise-abatement policy? If you fly the departure, are you in violation? What if you turn for noise, will you get a tongue-lashing from ATC when you check on?
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