"Richard Kaplan" wrote in message ws.com...
In this case, there was a published DP with an initial climb to the right.
However, ATC gave me alternate takeoff instructions with a turn to the left,
and looking at the approach chart to MGW you can see that a left turn off of
runway 18 does indeed come uncomfortably close to terrain. MGW Tower
seemed unaware of the departure procedure, and in fact when I specifically
requested it I was told "Unable due to traffic -- Cleared for takeoff, Climb
on runway heading"

This is pretty scary. Did you follow this up somehow?

Also, Richard, excuse me for being obtuse but didn't you say these
incidents occured at *non* towered airports in your previous posts?

Did you mean to say "at airports with NF control towers"?

Cheers,
Sydney