Citation crew departing VFR from ege receives turn correction from tower.

Attributes
ACN	412560
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ege
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ege
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	412560
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	412560
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were on an IFR flight plan to jac but requested a VFR on- course climb to pick up our IFR clearance in the air. Tower ok'ed this and gave us a transponder setting and cleared us for takeoff to the west. (On-course climb could require a right turn of about 50 degrees.) after takeoff, we turned right. The tower said we should have turned left. Next time I want to turn right out of traffic at a tower controled airport, I will specifically request a 'right turnout.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CITATION CREW DEPARTING VFR FROM EGE RECEIVES TURN CORRECTION FROM TWR.

Narrative: WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO JAC BUT REQUESTED A VFR ON- COURSE CLB TO PICK UP OUR IFR CLRNC IN THE AIR. TWR OK'ED THIS AND GAVE US A XPONDER SETTING AND CLRED US FOR TKOF TO THE W. (ON-COURSE CLB COULD REQUIRE A R TURN OF ABOUT 50 DEGS.) AFTER TKOF, WE TURNED R. THE TWR SAID WE SHOULD HAVE TURNED L. NEXT TIME I WANT TO TURN R OUT OF TFC AT A TWR CTLED ARPT, I WILL SPECIFICALLY REQUEST A 'R TURNOUT.'

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.