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Pre-takeoff checklist
I have a question about VFR departure procedures from Camarillo's (KCMA) Runway 26. I have flown into Camarillo many times, always from the east, and I've always departed to the east.
Now I'd like to depart to the west (from Runway 26). Oxnard (KOXR) is immediately west of Camarillo, and I'm not sure the plane I fly can climb above Oxnard's 2000 foot ceiling by the time I get there. (Even if it can, there's a lot of IFR training at Oxnard, and I wouldn't want to be right above its airspace without a controller knowing I'm there and what I'm doing.)
The Ground controller at Camarillo always asks for the pilot's direction of departure before turning the pilot over to Tower. If I request a straight out departure to the west, will Camarillo Ground arrange clearance through Oxnard's airspace for me?
Now I'd like to depart to the west (from Runway 26). Oxnard (KOXR) is immediately west of Camarillo, and I'm not sure the plane I fly can climb above Oxnard's 2000 foot ceiling by the time I get there. (Even if it can, there's a lot of IFR training at Oxnard, and I wouldn't want to be right above its airspace without a controller knowing I'm there and what I'm doing.)
The Ground controller at Camarillo always asks for the pilot's direction of departure before turning the pilot over to Tower. If I request a straight out departure to the west, will Camarillo Ground arrange clearance through Oxnard's airspace for me?