"BTIZ" wrote in message
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A VFR tower cannot issue a "radar vector", they can provide recommended
headings to fly.


I said "vector" and "departure instructions," not "radar vector." If the
tower tells you to depart on left downwind it is not a "recommendation," it
is an ATC instruction that you are obligated to follow under 91.123(b). Some
class D towers have upgraded radar and they do issue radar vectors, by the
way.