Narrative:

We started the engines of the helicopter and my copilot got the ATIS and called clearance delivery for a flight. After 3 attempts trying to clarify our request; I then talked to clearance delivery; and requested a november routing (helicopter route) with handoff to approach control to help avoid the various tfr's. We were cleared onto taxiway P by ground control; and told to switch to tower. As we pulled onto the taxiway; we saw a jet on the taxiway facing us in the vicinity of united states customs. We called tower; and they told us to fly northbound; to pick up the november route and cleared us for takeoff. After we took off on taxiway P; my first officer sidestepped to the right to avoid the jet on the taxiway; and the aircraft parked in the infield across from abc FBO. Shortly after takeoff; I instructed my first officer to accelerate to avoid the departure path of another jet on takeoff roll from runway 1. After we were clear; I told my first officer to fly to interstate 80; and turn to follow it eastbound which is following the echo route. I was then instructed by teb tower to call them when I got on the ground. In retrospect; I requested the november route; but I flew echo route; believing it was the november route.supplemental information from acn 672050: although I had indicated unfamiliarity with november route to the PIC prior to departure; he was confident of the routing himself. In retrospect; it appears he had inadvertently confused november and echo rtes. I failed to clarify and verify the route prior to departure; relying on the PIC to navigation. In the future; I will review the rtes as published with the PIC prior to departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BELL 430 CREW DEPARTING TEB VFR WAS GIVEN A NOVEMBER HELI RTE; BUT FLEW AN ECHO RTE.

Narrative: WE STARTED THE ENGS OF THE HELI AND MY COPLT GOT THE ATIS AND CALLED CLRNC DELIVERY FOR A FLT. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS TRYING TO CLARIFY OUR REQUEST; I THEN TALKED TO CLRNC DELIVERY; AND REQUESTED A NOVEMBER ROUTING (HELI RTE) WITH HDOF TO APCH CTL TO HELP AVOID THE VARIOUS TFR'S. WE WERE CLRED ONTO TXWY P BY GND CTL; AND TOLD TO SWITCH TO TWR. AS WE PULLED ONTO THE TXWY; WE SAW A JET ON THE TXWY FACING US IN THE VICINITY OF UNITED STATES CUSTOMS. WE CALLED TWR; AND THEY TOLD US TO FLY NBOUND; TO PICK UP THE NOVEMBER RTE AND CLRED US FOR TKOF. AFTER WE TOOK OFF ON TXWY P; MY FO SIDESTEPPED TO THE R TO AVOID THE JET ON THE TXWY; AND THE ACFT PARKED IN THE INFIELD ACROSS FROM ABC FBO. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF; I INSTRUCTED MY FO TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID THE DEP PATH OF ANOTHER JET ON TKOF ROLL FROM RWY 1. AFTER WE WERE CLR; I TOLD MY FO TO FLY TO INTERSTATE 80; AND TURN TO FOLLOW IT EBOUND WHICH IS FOLLOWING THE ECHO RTE. I WAS THEN INSTRUCTED BY TEB TWR TO CALL THEM WHEN I GOT ON THE GND. IN RETROSPECT; I REQUESTED THE NOVEMBER RTE; BUT I FLEW ECHO RTE; BELIEVING IT WAS THE NOVEMBER RTE.SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 672050: ALTHOUGH I HAD INDICATED UNFAMILIARITY WITH NOVEMBER RTE TO THE PIC PRIOR TO DEP; HE WAS CONFIDENT OF THE ROUTING HIMSELF. IN RETROSPECT; IT APPEARS HE HAD INADVERTENTLY CONFUSED NOVEMBER AND ECHO RTES. I FAILED TO CLARIFY AND VERIFY THE RTE PRIOR TO DEP; RELYING ON THE PIC TO NAV. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL REVIEW THE RTES AS PUBLISHED WITH THE PIC PRIOR TO DEP.

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.