Bill Zaleski wrote:



At a towered airport you turn whatever direction you want, unless
otherwise instructed.



Agreed, but you may not cross an extension of the departure runway
centerline till outside the "D" or with clearance.

That's one of the dumbest things I have ever heard. I'm supposed to fly
4 or 5 miles until I leave the class D before I can cross an extended
centerline of the departure rwy? Bull****. If the tower controller
doesn't give me a damn good reason not to turn then I'll turn to
whatever is convenient for me.


This happens a lot
here, for some reason.

It happens alot becaue it's ridiculous to assume it wouldn't.



The tower has a fit,

Where is here, I'd like to come thru there one day.