B767 captain notes the sjc SID 'loupe' departure is much too complex.

Attributes
ACN	537201
Time
Date	200202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : o90.tracon tower : limc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : loope
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	537201
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	FAA
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Chart	sid : loope

Narrative:

Loupe 9 departure needs to be changed. Very user unfriendly even before ATC issues changes and causes too much heads down. We exceeded the 4.0 DME limit by .4 even though the profile was flown correctly and pre-briefed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CAPT NOTES THE SJC SID 'LOUPE' DEP IS MUCH TOO COMPLEX.

Narrative: LOUPE 9 DEP NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. VERY USER UNFRIENDLY EVEN BEFORE ATC ISSUES CHANGES AND CAUSES TOO MUCH HEADS DOWN. WE EXCEEDED THE 4.0 DME LIMIT BY .4 EVEN THOUGH THE PROFILE WAS FLOWN CORRECTLY AND PRE-BRIEFED.

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.