Narrative:

I was a first officer on an large transport X departing tampa valley airport (hayden, co) for san jose, ca. Yampa valley airport is uncontrolled with a common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) of 123.0. Before takeoff an IFR clearance was received from ZDC. They requested a call airborne. After reading back the clearance we switched back to CTAF (123.0) to broadcast our departure and monitor other airport traffic. After takeoff we made a right turn direct to the che VOR and maintained 14000 ft (our ATC clearance). At about the che VOR and 14000 ft we called ZDV. They seemed angry at us for not calling them sooner. That is the point of this report. We felt we should stay on CTAF until safely clear of the airport instead of calling them immediately after leaving the ground. A complicating factor was another aircraft holding at 15000 ft at the che VOR that couldn't begin the approach until center talked to us. To prevent this problem in the future the pilots and controllers should have a better understanding with each other exactly when contact will be made after takeoff. Supplemental information from acn 197987: ATC had cleared our aircraft to climb to and maintain 14000, right turn direct to the che VOR, and to 'call airborne.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT DELAYED MAKING FREQ CHANGE TO ZDV FREQ THUS DELAYING THE DSCNT APCH OF ANOTHER ACR HOLDING FOR CLRNC TO DSND AND LAND AT A NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS A FO ON AN LGT X DEPARTING TAMPA VALLEY ARPT (HAYDEN, CO) FOR SAN JOSE, CA. YAMPA VALLEY ARPT IS UNCTLED WITH A COMMON TFC ADVISORY FREQ (CTAF) OF 123.0. BEFORE TKOF AN IFR CLRNC WAS RECEIVED FROM ZDC. THEY REQUESTED A CALL AIRBORNE. AFTER READING BACK THE CLRNC WE SWITCHED BACK TO CTAF (123.0) TO BROADCAST OUR DEP AND MONITOR OTHER ARPT TFC. AFTER TKOF WE MADE A R TURN DIRECT TO THE CHE VOR AND MAINTAINED 14000 FT (OUR ATC CLRNC). AT ABOUT THE CHE VOR AND 14000 FT WE CALLED ZDV. THEY SEEMED ANGRY AT US FOR NOT CALLING THEM SOONER. THAT IS THE POINT OF THIS RPT. WE FELT WE SHOULD STAY ON CTAF UNTIL SAFELY CLR OF THE ARPT INSTEAD OF CALLING THEM IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE GND. A COMPLICATING FACTOR WAS ANOTHER ACFT HOLDING AT 15000 FT AT THE CHE VOR THAT COULDN'T BEGIN THE APCH UNTIL CENTER TALKED TO US. TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE THE PLTS AND CTLRS SHOULD HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING WITH EACH OTHER EXACTLY WHEN CONTACT WILL BE MADE AFTER TKOF. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 197987: ATC HAD CLRED OUR ACFT TO CLB TO AND MAINTAIN 14000, R TURN DIRECT TO THE CHE VOR, AND TO 'CALL AIRBORNE.'

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.