naglasair1
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If you are assigned to take off from 27R and you are given the clearance "cleared for takeoff 27R, turn left heading 200 degrees at the middle marker", I am assuming the "middle marker" is refering to the MM for the ILS 9L approach....or just off the far end of runway 27R. Is that correct?
did you actually get this instruction from the tower ?
This is a big misconception in ATL. They will always tell you to turn at the MM. There is even a sign at the end of the runway specifying this! But then after takeoff tower will say "Acey 4789 heading 240 contact departure".....this IS NOT a clearance to turn to heading 240. You are supposed to fly to the marker and then turn left heading 240. Once you're on the 240 heading then you are supposed to contact departure control.
In order to turn before the marker You have to hear something like "Acey 4789 fly heading 240"...or "Acey 4789 turn left heading 240". Without using the words "turn" or "fly heading" they haven't changed your original clearance which was to fly heading 272 until the middle marker.
It drives me nuts when people do that!