Narrative:

We were running late trying to resolve a problem we had discovered during cockpit preflight. This led to a rushed review of the departure procedure, and I missed a required turn to 330 degrees at 2.5 DME from clt VOR after takeoff from runway 36L. After takeoff I was directed to contact departure control, and I called them with my altitude 'maintaining runway heading.' departure asked if tower had given me 'maintain runway heading,' and I said negative. They then directed us to turn to 330 degrees for noise abatement and informed me that this was part of the SID. For the 'umpteenth' time in my 30 yr flying career I relearned that letting yourself get rushed leads to mistakes. I should have accepted the slight delay and been thorough in my review of the SID. My concern for passenger connections was a case of putting the cart before the horse. Supplemental information from acn 465370: I'm new to the company, and after flying for 16 1/2 yrs in the military using government pubs, I'm still getting used to commercial plates. The government product seems (to me) to be clrer and easier to read. The commercial plates are busy and an inferior product, but can be tailored for a specific airline's needs. I would like to see the commercial products be more organized and less 'busy,' more standardized, and therefore predictable. I always know where to look on government charts to find a certain piece of information. With commercial plates it's a real scavenger hunt.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW MISSES NOISE ABATEMENT TURN AFTER TKOF FROM CLT, NC.

Narrative: WE WERE RUNNING LATE TRYING TO RESOLVE A PROB WE HAD DISCOVERED DURING COCKPIT PREFLT. THIS LED TO A RUSHED REVIEW OF THE DEP PROC, AND I MISSED A REQUIRED TURN TO 330 DEGS AT 2.5 DME FROM CLT VOR AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 36L. AFTER TKOF I WAS DIRECTED TO CONTACT DEP CTL, AND I CALLED THEM WITH MY ALT 'MAINTAINING RWY HDG.' DEP ASKED IF TWR HAD GIVEN ME 'MAINTAIN RWY HDG,' AND I SAID NEGATIVE. THEY THEN DIRECTED US TO TURN TO 330 DEGS FOR NOISE ABATEMENT AND INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS PART OF THE SID. FOR THE 'UMPTEENTH' TIME IN MY 30 YR FLYING CAREER I RELEARNED THAT LETTING YOURSELF GET RUSHED LEADS TO MISTAKES. I SHOULD HAVE ACCEPTED THE SLIGHT DELAY AND BEEN THOROUGH IN MY REVIEW OF THE SID. MY CONCERN FOR PAX CONNECTIONS WAS A CASE OF PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 465370: I'M NEW TO THE COMPANY, AND AFTER FLYING FOR 16 1/2 YRS IN THE MIL USING GOV PUBS, I'M STILL GETTING USED TO COMMERCIAL PLATES. THE GOV PRODUCT SEEMS (TO ME) TO BE CLRER AND EASIER TO READ. THE COMMERCIAL PLATES ARE BUSY AND AN INFERIOR PRODUCT, BUT CAN BE TAILORED FOR A SPECIFIC AIRLINE'S NEEDS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS BE MORE ORGANIZED AND LESS 'BUSY,' MORE STANDARDIZED, AND THEREFORE PREDICTABLE. I ALWAYS KNOW WHERE TO LOOK ON GOV CHARTS TO FIND A CERTAIN PIECE OF INFO. WITH COMMERCIAL PLATES IT'S A REAL SCAVENGER HUNT.

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.