A C182 PLT FLIES INTO THE SDF CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC. HE WAS IN A HURRY UP VFR DEP FROM SDF.

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I LEFT A CLASS D ARPT UNDER CLASS C AIRSPACE. AFTER DEPARTING THE ARPT; FLEW THROUGH THE LOWER LIMITS OF THE CLASS C AIRSPACE; AND VIOLATED THAT AIRSPACE BY 1300 FT; BEFORE REALIZING I HAD DONE SO. I HAVE FLOWN OUT OF THIS ARPT NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YRS; ON ALMOST A WEEKLY BASIS. THIS SHOCKED ME; AS A COMPETENT COMMERCIAL INST PLT. THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS MY VFR FLYING WAS FAIRLY LIMITED DUE TO CHRONICALLY POOR WX; MOSTLY LIMITED TO TOUCH AND GOES IN THE PATTERN IN A TAIL DRAGGER; TO MAINTAIN LNDG PROFICIENCIES. ALL OTHER FLTS IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS HAVE BEEN ON IFR FLT PLANS; AND I HAD GOTTEN USED TO HEADINGS AND ALTS; PRIOR TO DEP. I HAD AT THE LAST MIN MADE A DECISION TO GO APPROX 150 NM TO PICK UP GLIDER PARTS. AFTER CALLING AND ARRANGING TO MEET SOMEONE AT THE DEST; TWO OFFICE EMERS OCCURRED; WHICH DELAYED ME APPROX 45 MINS; CAUSING MY LATE ARR FOR DEP. AFTER PREFLTING THE AIRPLANE; AND GOING TO FLT SVC; I ELECTED NOT TO FILE IFR BUT TO GO VFR; IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE TIME; AND MY MAJOR MISTAKE WAS TO PLAN ON GOING DIRECT TO THE INTENDED ARPT. PLT Y; WHO WAS GOING WITH ME HAD A NEW GPS; WHICH WAS OCCUPYING MOST OF HIS TIME; TRYING TO PROGRAM AND USE. AFTER DOING OUR RUN-UP; THE TWR ASKED US TO EXPEDITE OUR DEP. THIS FURTHER DISTRACTED ME; AND AFTER LEAVING; MY ONLY FOCUS WAS TO GET ABOVE THE HAZE LAYER; TO BEGIN MY VFR FLT. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT MISTAKES I EVER MADE FLYING HAVE ALWAYS OCCURRED IN RUSHED SITS; AND AFTER THIS; I HAVE DETERMINED NEVER TO TKOF OR ACCEPT A CLRNC; IF I AM FEELING SIGNIFICANTLY PRESSED OR UNCOMFORTABLE; BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS.