Narrative:

I departed IFR out of teb for bdl. My clearance was dalton 19 radar vectors brezy V39 cmk direct. After takeoff I was vectored northwest of teb and eventually given 010 degree heading to join the kingston 217 degree radial to brezy on course. I had brezy dialed into the LORAN even though I couldn't use it for IFR. I remember that brezy was about 030 degrees and I think 15 NM. Being unfamiliar with the area it took a few moments to find the kingston VOR and set up the radial. (Little did I know it was on the departure.) after I had it set up I thought I had flown through the radial and turned right to correct. The controller repeated to fly '010 degrees and join the kingston 217 degree radial,' so I figured I had it set up wrong. I couldn't figure out what was wrong and I wanted to ask the controller, but the frequency was too busy. Eventually, I figured out that the LORAN was linked to the HSI. By this time I was close to brezy and the controller handed me off. The new controller gave me direct cmk. I don't know of any conflicts with other aircraft and I don't really know how far off course I was, maybe 5-10 mi. I am much more careful now about using the navigation radios when flying a plane equipped with LORAN or GPS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISORIENTATION AND CONFUSION OCCUR WHEN PLT USES NON IFR LORAN CONNECTED TO HIS HORIZ SIT INDICATOR ON AN IFR DEP FROM TEB, NJ.

Narrative: I DEPARTED IFR OUT OF TEB FOR BDL. MY CLRNC WAS DALTON 19 RADAR VECTORS BREZY V39 CMK DIRECT. AFTER TKOF I WAS VECTORED NW OF TEB AND EVENTUALLY GIVEN 010 DEG HDG TO JOIN THE KINGSTON 217 DEG RADIAL TO BREZY ON COURSE. I HAD BREZY DIALED INTO THE LORAN EVEN THOUGH I COULDN'T USE IT FOR IFR. I REMEMBER THAT BREZY WAS ABOUT 030 DEGS AND I THINK 15 NM. BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA IT TOOK A FEW MOMENTS TO FIND THE KINGSTON VOR AND SET UP THE RADIAL. (LITTLE DID I KNOW IT WAS ON THE DEP.) AFTER I HAD IT SET UP I THOUGHT I HAD FLOWN THROUGH THE RADIAL AND TURNED R TO CORRECT. THE CTLR REPEATED TO FLY '010 DEGS AND JOIN THE KINGSTON 217 DEG RADIAL,' SO I FIGURED I HAD IT SET UP WRONG. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND I WANTED TO ASK THE CTLR, BUT THE FREQ WAS TOO BUSY. EVENTUALLY, I FIGURED OUT THAT THE LORAN WAS LINKED TO THE HSI. BY THIS TIME I WAS CLOSE TO BREZY AND THE CTLR HANDED ME OFF. THE NEW CTLR GAVE ME DIRECT CMK. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY CONFLICTS WITH OTHER ACFT AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW FAR OFF COURSE I WAS, MAYBE 5-10 MI. I AM MUCH MORE CAREFUL NOW ABOUT USING THE NAV RADIOS WHEN FLYING A PLANE EQUIPPED WITH LORAN OR GPS.

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.