Narrative:

Pilot emergency authority/authorized declared and exercised (far 91.3(B)) to avoid severe thunderstorms while climbing out of atl. ATC assigned heading 070 degrees and 10000 MSL altitude. After several requests to atl departure for heading and or altitude change we had to turn to the north to avoid thunderstorm penetration. As ATC saturation increases flexibility and safety decrease.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT INVOKES CAPTS AUTH WITH WX DEV.

Narrative: PLT EMER AUTH DECLARED AND EXERCISED (FAR 91.3(B)) TO AVOID SEVERE TSTMS WHILE CLBING OUT OF ATL. ATC ASSIGNED HDG 070 DEGS AND 10000 MSL ALT. AFTER SEVERAL REQUESTS TO ATL DEP FOR HDG AND OR ALT CHANGE WE HAD TO TURN TO THE N TO AVOID TSTM PENETRATION. AS ATC SATURATION INCREASES FLEXIBILITY AND SAFETY DECREASE.

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.