Chuck,
The departure runway is 27 and the housing estate is bounded on the east side by a major road which has an orientation of 200 degrees magnetic. It is necessary to remain east of the road to be clear of the estate.
The road/estate starts 750 metres (= 2460 feet = 0.4 nautical mile = 0.46 statute mile) from the western end of runway 27 which is circa 3,000 ft in length (paved surface).
>How far from the end of the runway are these houses and exactly how many degrees of heading change is needed to comply with the procedure?<
There is no "procedure" promulgated by the airport although the flying training organisations on the field have stated in their "Flying Order Books" that an early turn should be made to avoid overflying the built up area.
>I can not remember ever seeing an airport anywhere in the world where a turn after take off was required that put airplanes at risk. <
I agree with your statement here where the procedure conforms to the ICAO Pan/Ops criteria.
>>So please post more on this " Problem " departure of yours. <
I don't think I have labeled this a "Problem" departure, if so, this was not intentional but I do think the way the departure is being flown carries extra risk for ab initio pilots.
Hope this answers your questions.