Helicopter
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45; Flight Crew Total 11000; Flight Crew Type 4185
Fatigue; Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
While taking off from hangar area at FNL I crossed the runway in front of an airplane on final approach. I was about 250 feet on climbout when I looked right again saw him. I continued climbing. I believe he was obscured (blended into houses) on his north side. Traffic was landing runway 15.I was taking a checkride so a lot of my attention was focused on that (butterflies in stomach). I had initially lifted out of a confined area of hangars south bound to avoid aircraft on ramp then turned westbound to go to test ride area.[I] had slept in terminal overnight on way to get helicopter. [It took a] day and half to get to FNL. Some fatigue may be a factor. Some static on unicom.
Helicopter pilot reported an NMAC after taking off from FNL when he failed to spot conflicting traffic that was on final for runway 15.