Narrative:

I have recently upgraded to captain on an aircraft that I had not previously flown as a first officer. This move also required that I 1) change my base from ord, where I have been based for the past 6 yrs to dfw, an airport I have very little experience flying in and out of, and 2) that I go on reserve status, which has greatly reduced the amount of time that I fly each month. I was called in to do flight dfw-tul-dfw. Our aircraft was late into dfw and we were rushed to get the flight out. Dfw uses 'standard' taxi instructions that are only published in our manuals. We were departing to the south, and were given a standard taxi to runway 17R. I had the airport map and standard taxi charts out, but did not have the tri-gate 2 SID chart out. Our taxi was very short, and we had just finished the taxi checklist when we were given a runway change and told to 'position and hold.' because it requires both hands to turn, I asked the first officer to confirm the initial heading after departure, he told me 020 degrees and we bugged on that heading. (120 degrees is the correct heading for south departures.) after takeoff I turned to 020 degrees. Departure asked us about our heading, and told us to turn back right to 130 degrees. I do not think that there was a traffic conflict. There are several things that I feel contributed to this error. My limited experience as a captain on this aircraft, this required me to pay extra attention to the operation of the aircraft. Not being totally familiar with the way dfw operates and the standard procedures they use. Allowing myself to be rushed, in order to get the flight out as soon as possible. I did not question the heading the first officer gave me, as he is very senior and had been at dfw for 6 yrs, so I felt he was familiar with the SID. In the future, I will not allow myself to be rushed. I will insure that I have all the appropriate charts out before I leave the gate and I will not totally trust the word of my first officer's, no matter how experienced they may be. I will also spend extra time reviewing the procedures of the airport I am flying out of to insure I completely understand the procedures used.

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Title: HDG TRACK POS DEV ON SID DEP PROC.

Narrative: I HAVE RECENTLY UPGRADED TO CAPT ON AN ACFT THAT I HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY FLOWN AS A FO. THIS MOVE ALSO REQUIRED THAT I 1) CHANGE MY BASE FROM ORD, WHERE I HAVE BEEN BASED FOR THE PAST 6 YRS TO DFW, AN ARPT I HAVE VERY LITTLE EXPERIENCE FLYING IN AND OUT OF, AND 2) THAT I GO ON RESERVE STATUS, WHICH HAS GREATLY REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT I FLY EACH MONTH. I WAS CALLED IN TO DO FLT DFW-TUL-DFW. OUR ACFT WAS LATE INTO DFW AND WE WERE RUSHED TO GET THE FLT OUT. DFW USES 'STANDARD' TAXI INSTRUCTIONS THAT ARE ONLY PUBLISHED IN OUR MANUALS. WE WERE DEPARTING TO THE S, AND WERE GIVEN A STANDARD TAXI TO RWY 17R. I HAD THE ARPT MAP AND STANDARD TAXI CHARTS OUT, BUT DID NOT HAVE THE TRI-GATE 2 SID CHART OUT. OUR TAXI WAS VERY SHORT, AND WE HAD JUST FINISHED THE TAXI CHKLIST WHEN WE WERE GIVEN A RWY CHANGE AND TOLD TO 'POS AND HOLD.' BECAUSE IT REQUIRES BOTH HANDS TO TURN, I ASKED THE FO TO CONFIRM THE INITIAL HDG AFTER DEP, HE TOLD ME 020 DEGS AND WE BUGGED ON THAT HDG. (120 DEGS IS THE CORRECT HDG FOR S DEPS.) AFTER TKOF I TURNED TO 020 DEGS. DEP ASKED US ABOUT OUR HDG, AND TOLD US TO TURN BACK R TO 130 DEGS. I DO NOT THINK THAT THERE WAS A TFC CONFLICT. THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT I FEEL CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ERROR. MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE AS A CAPT ON THIS ACFT, THIS REQUIRED ME TO PAY EXTRA ATTN TO THE OP OF THE ACFT. NOT BEING TOTALLY FAMILIAR WITH THE WAY DFW OPERATES AND THE STANDARD PROCS THEY USE. ALLOWING MYSELF TO BE RUSHED, IN ORDER TO GET THE FLT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I DID NOT QUESTION THE HDG THE FO GAVE ME, AS HE IS VERY SENIOR AND HAD BEEN AT DFW FOR 6 YRS, SO I FELT HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE SID. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT ALLOW MYSELF TO BE RUSHED. I WILL INSURE THAT I HAVE ALL THE APPROPRIATE CHARTS OUT BEFORE I LEAVE THE GATE AND I WILL NOT TOTALLY TRUST THE WORD OF MY FO'S, NO MATTER HOW EXPERIENCED THEY MAY BE. I WILL ALSO SPEND EXTRA TIME REVIEWING THE PROCS OF THE ARPT I AM FLYING OUT OF TO INSURE I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE PROCS USED.

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.