Narrative:

Because of a cell painting yellow directly off the end of runway 35L, our departure runway, we asked dfw tower for a turn either left or right immediately after takeoff. The tower responded with a heading to the left that was not quite large enough to avoid the cell. I requested a heading of 335 degrees and the tower controller approved it and cleared us for takeoff. After takeoff and clear of the cell, departure control gave us a right turn 080 degrees. We acknowledged and started the turn. Realizing that our assigned altitude of 10000 ft was going to keep us in the clouds and turbulence, we requested to continue our climb to a higher altitude, departure refused the request. Soon after, the departure controller apparently not realizing that he had a hot microphone, started to laugh and joke with an associate about our flight. 'This yayhoo wanted a turn to 335, he's afraid to fly through clouds. Now he wants to continue his climb. I'm going to keep him at 10.' he soon realized that he was on the air. I came on the radio and asked if he was refering to flight XXX. He seemed surprised and he replied no. We had left the gate because of a windshield heat problem. During that time we had several heavy rain showers pass through the airport. When we reached the departure end of runway there were no aircraft behind us. The tower did not seem to mind us turning after takeoff, and we gave her a choice of either left or right. She choose left. I believe he was refering to my flight, as there were no other aircraft behind us for takeoff. Also the 335 degree heading pretty much identifies us as being the aircraft he was talking about. It appeared that he was keeping us at 10000 ft. As a way of punishing us for asking for the turn after takeoff.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DEP CTLR, WITH AN OPEN MIKE, IS OVERHEARD CRITICIZING AN ACR FOR REQUESTING A VECTOR AND ALT CHANGE TO AVOID CONVECTIVE WX.

Narrative: BECAUSE OF A CELL PAINTING YELLOW DIRECTLY OFF THE END OF RWY 35L, OUR DEP RWY, WE ASKED DFW TWR FOR A TURN EITHER L OR R IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF. THE TWR RESPONDED WITH A HEADING TO THE L THAT WAS NOT QUITE LARGE ENOUGH TO AVOID THE CELL. I REQUESTED A HEADING OF 335 DEGS AND THE TWR CTLR APPROVED IT AND CLRED US FOR TKOF. AFTER TKOF AND CLR OF THE CELL, DEP CTL GAVE US A R TURN 080 DEGS. WE ACKNOWLEDGED AND STARTED THE TURN. REALIZING THAT OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 10000 FT WAS GOING TO KEEP US IN THE CLOUDS AND TURBULENCE, WE REQUESTED TO CONTINUE OUR CLB TO A HIGHER ALT, DEP REFUSED THE REQUEST. SOON AFTER, THE DEP CTLR APPARENTLY NOT REALIZING THAT HE HAD A HOT MIKE, STARTED TO LAUGH AND JOKE WITH AN ASSOCIATE ABOUT OUR FLT. 'THIS YAYHOO WANTED A TURN TO 335, HE'S AFRAID TO FLY THROUGH CLOUDS. NOW HE WANTS TO CONTINUE HIS CLB. I'M GOING TO KEEP HIM AT 10.' HE SOON REALIZED THAT HE WAS ON THE AIR. I CAME ON THE RADIO AND ASKED IF HE WAS REFERING TO FLT XXX. HE SEEMED SURPRISED AND HE REPLIED NO. WE HAD LEFT THE GATE BECAUSE OF A WINDSHIELD HEAT PROB. DURING THAT TIME WE HAD SEVERAL HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS PASS THROUGH THE ARPT. WHEN WE REACHED THE DEP END OF RWY THERE WERE NO ACFT BEHIND US. THE TWR DID NOT SEEM TO MIND US TURNING AFTER TKOF, AND WE GAVE HER A CHOICE OF EITHER L OR R. SHE CHOOSE L. I BELIEVE HE WAS REFERING TO MY FLT, AS THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT BEHIND US FOR TKOF. ALSO THE 335 DEG HEADING PRETTY MUCH IDENTIFIES US AS BEING THE ACFT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. IT APPEARED THAT HE WAS KEEPING US AT 10000 FT. AS A WAY OF PUNISHING US FOR ASKING FOR THE TURN AFTER TKOF.

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.