Narrative:

When my friend's aircraft took off, I was 8TH in line on the north side for takeoff and hoped to be only a few mins behind them. 52 long mins later, I finally took off. Quite frankly, I have never been so incensed at the controls of an airplane in my life (or even close). I could not believe the incompetence, the asinine delays, the disorganization (and I was clearly not alone). I was, clearly, in no emotional state to fly, but I'll be damned if I was going to shut down after running my engine in line for over 1.2 hours on the ground. I took off, facing a 7 plus hour flight home from there. Departure procedures (like other things) had changed -- no request this yr for departing aircraft to stay very low. Following the plane ahead of me, I climbed west. When I spotted an small aircraft off my right wing, at my altitude, I went left, observing him parallel my course. Distracted by him, still frustrated, I was surprised to see another small aircraft at my 11 O'clock position, closing, but taking evasive action near my altitude. I then realized we were all nearly over fisk, on the inbound arrival. What a mess! In a better, less angry state, I would have been less distracted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT HAD AN NMAC WITH ANOTHER SMA SEL ACFT DURING DEP FROM A LARGE VOLUME OF TFC DUE TO A NATIONAL AIR SHOW SPECIAL ACTIVITY.

Narrative: WHEN MY FRIEND'S ACFT TOOK OFF, I WAS 8TH IN LINE ON THE N SIDE FOR TKOF AND HOPED TO BE ONLY A FEW MINS BEHIND THEM. 52 LONG MINS LATER, I FINALLY TOOK OFF. QUITE FRANKLY, I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO INCENSED AT THE CTLS OF AN AIRPLANE IN MY LIFE (OR EVEN CLOSE). I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE INCOMPETENCE, THE ASININE DELAYS, THE DISORGANIZATION (AND I WAS CLRLY NOT ALONE). I WAS, CLEARLY, IN NO EMOTIONAL STATE TO FLY, BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF I WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN AFTER RUNNING MY ENG IN LINE FOR OVER 1.2 HRS ON THE GND. I TOOK OFF, FACING A 7 PLUS HR FLT HOME FROM THERE. DEP PROCS (LIKE OTHER THINGS) HAD CHANGED -- NO REQUEST THIS YR FOR DEPARTING ACFT TO STAY VERY LOW. FOLLOWING THE PLANE AHEAD OF ME, I CLBED W. WHEN I SPOTTED AN SMA OFF MY R WING, AT MY ALT, I WENT L, OBSERVING HIM PARALLEL MY COURSE. DISTRACTED BY HIM, STILL FRUSTRATED, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE ANOTHER SMA AT MY 11 O'CLOCK POS, CLOSING, BUT TAKING EVASIVE ACTION NEAR MY ALT. I THEN REALIZED WE WERE ALL NEARLY OVER FISK, ON THE INBOUND ARR. WHAT A MESS! IN A BETTER, LESS ANGRY STATE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS DISTRACTED.

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.