Hey all. I've been using FS and RC for years now and lately RC doesn't tell me to proceed on course or vector me on course after departure. I take off on runway heading and wait. Eventually I proceed on course on my own without ATC authorization but they never tell me to like they used to. Any ideas?

sounds like you have a departure procedure in your .plnhow far from the departure airport is the first checkpoint?jd

It varies. This happened on a few flights.

if clearance delivery tells you to "cleared via departure procedures, and then as filed" you have a departure procedure, and you're not going to get vectors. you're supposed to fly the departure procedureif clearance tells "cleared as filed" you will get vectorsjd