Narrative:

I took off from mco and tower handed me off to departure. I had received the orlando eight departure with 120.15 for departure frequency. I realized that I had not put the frequency in the radio, but the departure was clipped to the yolk. I should have asked the tower to verify the frequency, but instead, I just looked on the departure. Wow there's five of them. If you are between such and such radial this frequency, if between such and such radial, this one. If you are below 5000 ft, this one, if you are above 5000 ft, this one. If you are below 5500 ft, this one, if you are above 5500 ft, this one. Well, after I read all of this, we are level at 5000 ft and I need to talk to someone. So I pick the one 5000 ft and below 127.32. A controller responded to my call and boy did the controller get bent out of shape because I used that frequency. To my knowledge, it is not a violation to dial up a wrong frequency. All the controller had to do is kindly tell me to contact departure on 120.15. If he or she was having a bad day, so be it, take a break or better yet, go home. Don't take it out on the pilots. Now he or she has distraction me from doing what I need to be doing, fly the airplane. This is why I'm sending in this report. The controllers are there to help us in a professional manner. We need to stay that way towards each other. I have selected the wrong frequency before, and they usually give you the one you should be on or say go back to your previous frequency. When I contacted 120.15, the controller was very nice. He or she just asked if they gave me a departure frequency, in my clearance and I told him/her that I looked up the frequency, on the departure and chose the wrong one. He or she said it was ok, and was just curious. I think he or she knew the other controller totally lost it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C550 PLT EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH CTLR HANDLING ON DEP FROM MCO.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM MCO AND TWR HANDED ME OFF TO DEP. I HAD RECEIVED THE ORLANDO EIGHT DEP WITH 120.15 FOR DEP FREQ. I REALIZED THAT I HAD NOT PUT THE FREQ IN THE RADIO, BUT THE DEP WAS CLIPPED TO THE YOLK. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THE TWR TO VERIFY THE FREQ, BUT INSTEAD, I JUST LOOKED ON THE DEP. WOW THERE'S FIVE OF THEM. IF YOU ARE BTWN SUCH AND SUCH RADIAL THIS FREQ, IF BTWN SUCH AND SUCH RADIAL, THIS ONE. IF YOU ARE BELOW 5000 FT, THIS ONE, IF YOU ARE ABOVE 5000 FT, THIS ONE. IF YOU ARE BELOW 5500 FT, THIS ONE, IF YOU ARE ABOVE 5500 FT, THIS ONE. WELL, AFTER I READ ALL OF THIS, WE ARE LEVEL AT 5000 FT AND I NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE. SO I PICK THE ONE 5000 FT AND BELOW 127.32. A CTLR RESPONDED TO MY CALL AND BOY DID THE CTLR GET BENT OUT OF SHAPE BECAUSE I USED THAT FREQ. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT IS NOT A VIOLATION TO DIAL UP A WRONG FREQ. ALL THE CTLR HAD TO DO IS KINDLY TELL ME TO CONTACT DEP ON 120.15. IF HE OR SHE WAS HAVING A BAD DAY, SO BE IT, TAKE A BREAK OR BETTER YET, GO HOME. DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON THE PLTS. NOW HE OR SHE HAS DISTR ME FROM DOING WHAT I NEED TO BE DOING, FLY THE AIRPLANE. THIS IS WHY I'M SENDING IN THIS RPT. THE CTLRS ARE THERE TO HELP US IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. WE NEED TO STAY THAT WAY TOWARDS EACH OTHER. I HAVE SELECTED THE WRONG FREQ BEFORE, AND THEY USUALLY GIVE YOU THE ONE YOU SHOULD BE ON OR SAY GO BACK TO YOUR PREVIOUS FREQ. WHEN I CONTACTED 120.15, THE CTLR WAS VERY NICE. HE OR SHE JUST ASKED IF THEY GAVE ME A DEP FREQ, IN MY CLRNC AND I TOLD HIM/HER THAT I LOOKED UP THE FREQ, ON THE DEP AND CHOSE THE WRONG ONE. HE OR SHE SAID IT WAS OK, AND WAS JUST CURIOUS. I THINK HE OR SHE KNEW THE OTHER CTLR TOTALLY LOST IT.

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.