Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
While taxiing out to XX at ZZZ; Tower gave us our takeoff clearance with a turn to heading 310. The instructor non-flying pilot I was with read back the clearance saying left turn to 310. After departure the non-flying pilot bugged a left turn to 310; and I began the left turn. When we checked in with departure they notified us it was supposed to be a right turn; and instructed us to stop the turn. I'm not aware of any traffic conflicts that resulted from the turn. The non-flying pilot is confident he heard left turn; I'm only confident I heard him read back left turn.I'm new to the airplane and have not flown much in the past few months due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. The left turn to 310 off of XX seemed odd at the time; but due to the decreased air traffic I did not question it; as I should have. I'm not sure if it was pilot or ATC error; but I felt a safety report was warranted.
Corporate pilot reported turning the wrong direction to a heading issued by ATC. The pilot stated they were new to the airplane and had not flown much recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic.