I am not sure if this is the right forum for my question but since I fly with

the PMDG-MD-11 I ask anyway.

 

I understand the SID ( see attached picture ) except for the

ALT RESTRICTION which indicates "Climb to 5000 "

 

Can anybody explain what is meant and what to do after take off ?

 

Thanks

 

Paul12

Looks like it's your initial climb clearance.

I use Navigraph charts too. Find them easier to read since all are standardized. Just as Rostyslav said it is the altitude that you are allowed to climb to when you are issued a SID by the ATC (unless he tells you something else).

 

I don't not know how experienced you are with charts but my tip is to take your time to read the general tab too, has a lot of useful info like APU restrictions and Noise abatement stuff. If you already knew this then disregard ^_^

 

HTH,

Manfred

Paul, that SID is what we call a "radar departure"... All it is, is initial heading and altitude... You can then expect to be radar vectored by ATC... It is used when conditions are either very good or very bad traffic-wise.