Narrative:

I was ferrying an agricultural aircraft to south texas in company with another agricultural plane. We stopped in ruston, la, for fuel, landing on runway 34. When we departed, I taxied out first, and proceeded north down the taxiway for a departure on runway 16. The other pilot more correctly taxied straight out onto the runway and made an intersection takeoff on runway 34. The wind was not that strong, and we were heading in a southerly direction. Rather than turn around, I continued taxiing for a south departure. We were not radio equipped, so I could not announce my intentions. After runup, I saw no approaching or departing traffic, so I taxied onto the runway for takeoff. I then realized that the runway was on a slight hill, and that I actually could not see the other end of the runway. Not wanting to get too far behind the other aircraft, I began my takeoff roll, was airborne in a few hundred ft, and instantly saw another airplane on the approach end of runway 34. I turned slightly to the east, then back to runway heading, and really felt like a dumb jerk, and said to myself, 'that's what gives agricultural pilots a bad name.' I've been flying for over half of my life, and consider myself a competent, courteous, and safe pilot, whether in an agricultural plane or twin. A complacent and hurry-up attitude is always dangerous, even on a beautiful VFR day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC. AGRICULTURAL PLT TOOK OFF ON AN OCCUPIED RWY AT A NON TWR ARPT. NMAC RESULTS.

Narrative: I WAS FERRYING AN AGRICULTURAL ACFT TO SOUTH TEXAS IN COMPANY WITH ANOTHER AGRICULTURAL PLANE. WE STOPPED IN RUSTON, LA, FOR FUEL, LNDG ON RWY 34. WHEN WE DEPARTED, I TAXIED OUT FIRST, AND PROCEEDED N DOWN THE TXWY FOR A DEP ON RWY 16. THE OTHER PLT MORE CORRECTLY TAXIED STRAIGHT OUT ONTO THE RWY AND MADE AN INTXN TKOF ON RWY 34. THE WIND WAS NOT THAT STRONG, AND WE WERE HDG IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. RATHER THAN TURN AROUND, I CONTINUED TAXIING FOR A S DEP. WE WERE NOT RADIO EQUIPPED, SO I COULD NOT ANNOUNCE MY INTENTIONS. AFTER RUNUP, I SAW NO APCHING OR DEPARTING TFC, SO I TAXIED ONTO THE RWY FOR TKOF. I THEN REALIZED THAT THE RWY WAS ON A SLIGHT HILL, AND THAT I ACTUALLY COULD NOT SEE THE OTHER END OF THE RWY. NOT WANTING TO GET TOO FAR BEHIND THE OTHER ACFT, I BEGAN MY TKOF ROLL, WAS AIRBORNE IN A FEW HUNDRED FT, AND INSTANTLY SAW ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON THE APCH END OF RWY 34. I TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE E, THEN BACK TO RWY HDG, AND REALLY FELT LIKE A DUMB JERK, AND SAID TO MYSELF, 'THAT'S WHAT GIVES AGRICULTURAL PLTS A BAD NAME.' I'VE BEEN FLYING FOR OVER HALF OF MY LIFE, AND CONSIDER MYSELF A COMPETENT, COURTEOUS, AND SAFE PLT, WHETHER IN AN AGRICULTURAL PLANE OR TWIN. A COMPLACENT AND HURRY-UP ATTITUDE IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS, EVEN ON A BEAUTIFUL VFR DAY.

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.