(Andrew Sarangan) wrote in
om:

If you file to a VOR direct, can ATC clear you along an airway
instead, and expect you to look up the airways? In other words, how
important is to carry an enroute chart if you don't plan on using
airways?

I've had it happen many times. The route you file is simply what you ask
for. What you get may have little resemblance to that. If you file IFR
and expect to fly IFR, you had better have the appropriate charts
available.

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Regards,

Stan