On 29 May 2004 23:24:50 GMT, Stan Gosnell me@work wrote:

(Teacherjh) wrote in
:

Please forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is ODP?

Obstacle Departure Procedure.

Seems to me that's redundant. The purpose of a departure
procedure is to provide obstacle clearance.


Not all airports have a specific procedure. I believe they are only
published when surrounding terrain warrants one.

z