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Originally Posted by MedicRyan  Ok, I have a question. This has happened to me a couple of times and I was wondering what the reasoning was.
Here is the situation: When starting an IFR flight, I am usually cleared direct to my first VOR, about 5 minutes before I reach the VOR I am given a turn to the right/left 10 degrees. They do not tell me it is for traffic they just say turn. At this point I am no longer going direct.
What is the reasoning for this?
Do I stay on the new heading, which will take me off course? |
They're probably just cutting the corner to save you some time.