On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 06:55:52 GMT, Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

Since I filed /A direct, that does not give any indication I have RNAV
capability.


Yes it does. Any time you file a direct route between airports hundreds of
miles apart you're indicating you have RNAV capability. Do you really think
ATC will conclude you cannot navigate the route you filed because you filed
/A and then clear you as filed?

I reiterate, I filed /a

Filing slant alpha does not infer I have RNAV capability. I don't care if
it's 30 miles or 300 miles.

I could fly by wet compass and stop watch in theory (dead reckoning).

You said you don't want to use the word assume..... What you say above
infers that ATC will assume.....