"Peter R." wrote:

Roy Smith wrote:

Only? That's a climb gradient of less than 100 feet per mile.

OK, so that clears the tower by an inch or two, but I was thinking more of
the typical IFR obstacle clearance amount, which would be somewhere around
250 feet per mile.


If there is no climb gradient specified, a minimum of 200 feet is required. Anything
less than that and you are not protected. It's all in the AIM.