Nevertheless, I think it wouldn't have been difficult to ask the controller to confirm the instruction to fly 180 heading. If the controller insists on flying 180 heading, I would negate that and alert him to the situation.
Accepting, acknowledging, then flying heading 180 and not knowing that puts them in the departure route of RWY06, cast some doubts related to the situational awareness in the cockpit.
I'm wondering if complacency in the cockpit played a role in this circumstance.
WP
Last edited by worldpilot; 4th Oct 2015 at 09:34.