Narrative:

We have 3 falcon 50's; 2 with EFIS 86; 1 with proline 4. As captain; I loaded flight plan into FMS. First officer was going to fly this leg. He has lots of time in the falcon and lots of experience flying out of sna. I did not ensure that EFIS was configured properly for the departure because of my comfort level with first officer. After lift off; no EFIS guidance on flight director. First officer started turn too soon and wrong direction. I called for proper turn and selected FMS on my EFIS; but found I had no navigation information available. About this time; socal approach asked where we were going. I indicated we got balled up on the departure procedure. Approach then gave us a vector to join a radial. Two switches later; I had good navigation information; no other problems. I had only flown this EFIS system 1 leg in the last two months and there are big differences that make quick action to select proper function different than the other system. I was behind. Supplemental information from acn 665670: having a better before departure briefing will make it less likely. Having the EFIS system and FMS configured and cross checked would also have helped.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF FA50 EXPERIENCE TRACK DEV ON DEP FROM SNA DUE TO IMPROPER PROGRAMMING OF AN UNFAMILIAR FLT MGMT SYSTEM.

Narrative: WE HAVE 3 FALCON 50'S; 2 WITH EFIS 86; 1 WITH PROLINE 4. AS CAPT; I LOADED FLT PLAN INTO FMS. FO WAS GOING TO FLY THIS LEG. HE HAS LOTS OF TIME IN THE FALCON AND LOTS OF EXPERIENCE FLYING OUT OF SNA. I DID NOT ENSURE THAT EFIS WAS CONFIGURED PROPERLY FOR THE DEP BECAUSE OF MY COMFORT LEVEL WITH FO. AFTER LIFT OFF; NO EFIS GUIDANCE ON FLT DIRECTOR. FO STARTED TURN TOO SOON AND WRONG DIRECTION. I CALLED FOR PROPER TURN AND SELECTED FMS ON MY EFIS; BUT FOUND I HAD NO NAV INFO AVAILABLE. ABOUT THIS TIME; SOCAL APCH ASKED WHERE WE WERE GOING. I INDICATED WE GOT BALLED UP ON THE DEP PROC. APCH THEN GAVE US A VECTOR TO JOIN A RADIAL. TWO SWITCHES LATER; I HAD GOOD NAV INFO; NO OTHER PROBS. I HAD ONLY FLOWN THIS EFIS SYSTEM 1 LEG IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND THERE ARE BIG DIFFERENCES THAT MAKE QUICK ACTION TO SELECT PROPER FUNCTION DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER SYSTEM. I WAS BEHIND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 665670: HAVING A BETTER BEFORE DEP BRIEFING WILL MAKE IT LESS LIKELY. HAVING THE EFIS SYSTEM AND FMS CONFIGURED AND CROSS CHKED WOULD ALSO HAVE HELPED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.