"Richard Kaplan" wrote in message
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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"; that procedure ALSO comes
uncomfortably close to terrain. The published procedure with a turn to
the right is indeed the only rational procedure for departing this
airport,
even if that means (as in my case) volunteering to delay an IMC departure
until the conflicting traffic is clear.


Due to traffic? What traffic? You said it was IMC, so the tower can't have
any VFR traffic approaching on a right downwind. If you're departing RWY 18
the winds must favor that runway, so any IFR inbound traffic would likely be
on the ILS RWY 18. SVFR operations are to be authorized only when they do
not delay IFR operations. I just don't see how traffic could preclude you
from flying the DP.