Narrative:

I was flying the last leg of the day with a foreign airlines first officer. I have been flying with the foreign airlines students from und for 2 yrs, as my company was contracted to give them 150 hours as sic in small transport's. I was late and trying to make up time as the aircraft would turn around when we landed in gfk. I asked tower for position and hold on runway 35 which he gave me and I repeated. I waited for my first officer to finish briefing and we did the checklists immediately after he finished as we were in position. My first officer was having difficulty with aircraft control on takeoff and I was trying to teach him to bring the power up smoothly and to look at his torque gauges and outside to the runway. I allowed the first officer to bring up the power as I was coaching him. We had just crossed runway 31 when the tower informed me that we had not been cleared for takeoff but we could continue and fly runway heading. There were no other aircraft involved in this incident. I believe this problem was totally my fault. I believe that I was affected by the inexperience of my 300-400 hour first officer and my need to stay on time. I think the bigger problem in this type of flying is that it is very much of a flight instructor job with these low time abinitio pilots. I have flown with all of the foreigners and the few americans that are put on line with an small transport type rating and very little experience and this is my first NASA report. I take full responsibility for my failure to secure a takeoff clearance regarding this matter. However, I think it is asking too much of a captain to flight instruct and try and maintain an airline schedule. The workload is tremendous and I think it is a real safety issue.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT CLRED INTO POS ON THE RWY BUT CONTINUED AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING THE LAST LEG OF THE DAY WITH A FOREIGN AIRLINES FO. I HAVE BEEN FLYING WITH THE FOREIGN AIRLINES STUDENTS FROM UND FOR 2 YRS, AS MY COMPANY WAS CONTRACTED TO GIVE THEM 150 HRS AS SIC IN SMT'S. I WAS LATE AND TRYING TO MAKE UP TIME AS THE ACFT WOULD TURN AROUND WHEN WE LANDED IN GFK. I ASKED TWR FOR POS AND HOLD ON RWY 35 WHICH HE GAVE ME AND I REPEATED. I WAITED FOR MY FO TO FINISH BRIEFING AND WE DID THE CHKLISTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE FINISHED AS WE WERE IN POS. MY FO WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH ACFT CTL ON TKOF AND I WAS TRYING TO TEACH HIM TO BRING THE PWR UP SMOOTHLY AND TO LOOK AT HIS TORQUE GAUGES AND OUTSIDE TO THE RWY. I ALLOWED THE FO TO BRING UP THE PWR AS I WAS COACHING HIM. WE HAD JUST CROSSED RWY 31 WHEN THE TWR INFORMED ME THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF BUT WE COULD CONTINUE AND FLY RWY HDG. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS PROB WAS TOTALLY MY FAULT. I BELIEVE THAT I WAS AFFECTED BY THE INEXPERIENCE OF MY 300-400 HR FO AND MY NEED TO STAY ON TIME. I THINK THE BIGGER PROB IN THIS TYPE OF FLYING IS THAT IT IS VERY MUCH OF A FLT INSTRUCTOR JOB WITH THESE LOW TIME ABINITIO PLTS. I HAVE FLOWN WITH ALL OF THE FOREIGNERS AND THE FEW AMERICANS THAT ARE PUT ON LINE WITH AN SMT TYPE RATING AND VERY LITTLE EXPERIENCE AND THIS IS MY FIRST NASA RPT. I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY FAILURE TO SECURE A TKOF CLRNC REGARDING THIS MATTER. HOWEVER, I THINK IT IS ASKING TOO MUCH OF A CAPT TO FLT INSTRUCT AND TRY AND MAINTAIN AN AIRLINE SCHEDULE. THE WORKLOAD IS TREMENDOUS AND I THINK IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE.

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.