"pgbnh" wrote in message
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Interesting. I THOUGHT that the possibility of 'Direct' was improved if I
had an on-board IFR-approved capability to fly direct. So that ARTC would
not have to be directly involved issuing a series of vectors (or at least
monitoring that I was slying the vector assigned)


ATC must provide radar monitoring to aircraft on vectors as well as to
aircraft on their own off-airways navigation, even aircraft that have filed
/E, /F, /G or /R.



You are saying that the likelihood of receiving Direct is solely dependent
on airspace to be crossed and radar availability?


Yup. See paragraphs 4-1-1 and 4-1-2 at the link below:

http://www.faa.gov/atpubs/ATC/Chp4/atc0401.html