Narrative:

Departed F46 VFR to tyr. Took off south and at approximately 400 ft AGL, made a standard rate left turn on course. Unicom called and requested that I fly a standard departure in the future. I apologized and went on my way. Upon my return to F46, the FBO manager came out to tell me that an FAA inspector had witnessed my takeoff. I flew home and contacted the local FAA safety counselor and talked with him at length. I told him that I didn't think I had done anything in error as the aim is a recommendation, not far. He then showed me several new FARS from his 1998 book which were not in my copy (1992). Called the dallas FSDO the next day and talked with them and cleared up the matter. I also got a newer copy of the aim/FARS, which is the moral of the story. As I am an air carrier pilot, I spend most of my time with the company part 1 and tend to let my aim/far knowledge slip and I missed some changes. I do not intentionally ever violate FARS and the turn was not unsafe.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C182R MADE A CLBING TURN AFTER TKOF AT AN UNCTLED ARPT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THAT SHOWN IN THE ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY. AN FAA INSPECTOR NOTICED THE INCIDENT AND BROUGHT TO THE ATTN OF THE RPTR VIA THE ARPT MGR ON UNICOM.

Narrative: DEPARTED F46 VFR TO TYR. TOOK OFF S AND AT APPROX 400 FT AGL, MADE A STANDARD RATE L TURN ON COURSE. UNICOM CALLED AND REQUESTED THAT I FLY A STANDARD DEP IN THE FUTURE. I APOLOGIZED AND WENT ON MY WAY. UPON MY RETURN TO F46, THE FBO MGR CAME OUT TO TELL ME THAT AN FAA INSPECTOR HAD WITNESSED MY TKOF. I FLEW HOME AND CONTACTED THE LCL FAA SAFETY COUNSELOR AND TALKED WITH HIM AT LENGTH. I TOLD HIM THAT I DIDN'T THINK I HAD DONE ANYTHING IN ERROR AS THE AIM IS A RECOMMENDATION, NOT FAR. HE THEN SHOWED ME SEVERAL NEW FARS FROM HIS 1998 BOOK WHICH WERE NOT IN MY COPY (1992). CALLED THE DALLAS FSDO THE NEXT DAY AND TALKED WITH THEM AND CLRED UP THE MATTER. I ALSO GOT A NEWER COPY OF THE AIM/FARS, WHICH IS THE MORAL OF THE STORY. AS I AM AN ACR PLT, I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME WITH THE COMPANY PART 1 AND TEND TO LET MY AIM/FAR KNOWLEDGE SLIP AND I MISSED SOME CHANGES. I DO NOT INTENTIONALLY EVER VIOLATE FARS AND THE TURN WAS NOT UNSAFE.

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.