Robert Henry wrote:
"Newps" wrote in message
news:UTcpb.88415$e01.290862@attbi_s02...

In order to get a vector off the ground you have to be seen by the radar
facility within a half mile of the airport. So you can't wander into
anything.



Is "proceed on course, contact departure" a vector?

No. That's a VFR tower instruction. A vector is an actual heading to fly.