In the few flights I have flown so far, I find I am cleared for takeoff, given some altitude instructions, but never given vectors and then told to "resume own navigation". Areyou just to assume you are to fly your flight plan right after takeoff? My only frame of reference is MS9 default ATC and my flights on VATSIM where you are instructed to resume your own navigation; prior to that, you are to be under ATC's direction.

When you are given a take-off clearance if you get "as filed" then you do your own nav. This generally happens when the first waypoint is within 30 nm of the airport. Outside of this distance by default you'll get vectors to line you up with the first waypoint and when you are lined up you'll get the resume your own nav clearance at which point you will be expected to do a direct-to that waypoint, not return to the original path.You can check the status line(s) in the RC window for the distance and heading to turn to to determine your current situation confirming the navigation.

if the flight is short, (80 miles) it is a terminal enroute flight, and you will be passed from departure to approach.is that the case?if departure doesn't give you any vectors, is the first checkpoint within 30 miles of the departure airport? if so, you are in a departure procedure.is that the case?jd

jd:The flights are over 400 NM. I have tried having the initial waypoint close <10 NM and far >40 NM and all I get is altitue instructions, never vectors or told to resume own nav. Otherwise, flights are fine.

follow the directions at the top of the forum to generate a .logbe sure you hit debug before loading the .plnstart everything up and duplicate the problem.zip up and send me the .logjd

Will do sir; thanks.