A corporate pilot suggested that an airway be established between tup and jan in order to expedite t...

Attributes
ACN	979247
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 10100 Flight Crew Type 1200
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown
Miss Distance	Horizontal 10000 Vertical 300

Narrative:

I was climbing out VFR; I noticed on TCAS I had an aircraft climbing at my 11 o'clock and he was 7-8 miles. We were climbing out at the same rate and he was 2;000 ft above me. Then I could see him visual; but I didn't notice when he leveled out. I was on center and I heard center tell the regional jet to climb for a traffic conflict. I then leveled off and descended. We were never closer than 2 miles from him but center was very mad at me when I called for my IFR clearance. The reason I was climbing out VFR is; it was a clear day; there was a MOA above me; if I climb VFR into the MOA to 17;500; center normally will give me a clearance on above the MOA because that's the fastest way to get me out of the MOA. There are a few ways to prevent this; we need an airway from tup southbound toward jan; or I could always pick up my clearance down low; then fly almost 50 miles out of the way of the MOA. It was such a pretty day I was trying to save some time/money. We really need an airway southbound from tup to jan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Corporate pilot suggested that an airway be established between TUP and JAN in order to expedite traffic around a MOA which currently requires ATC clearances.

Narrative: I was climbing out VFR; I noticed on TCAS I had an aircraft climbing at my 11 o'clock and he was 7-8 miles. We were climbing out at the same rate and he was 2;000 FT above me. Then I could see him visual; but I didn't notice when he leveled out. I was on Center and I heard Center tell the regional jet to climb for a traffic conflict. I then leveled off and descended. We were never closer than 2 miles from him but center was very mad at me when I called for my IFR clearance. The reason I was climbing out VFR is; it was a clear day; there was a MOA above me; if I climb VFR into the MOA to 17;500; Center normally will give me a clearance on above the MOA because that's the fastest way to get me out of the MOA. There are a few ways to prevent this; we need an airway from TUP southbound toward JAN; or I could always pick up my clearance down low; then fly almost 50 miles out of the way of the MOA. It was such a pretty day I was trying to save some time/money. We really need an airway southbound from TUP to JAN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A corporate pilot suggested that an airway be established between tup and jan in order to expedite traffic around a MOA which currently requires ATC clearances.