Spitoon - the other places I have issued headings to aircraft without radar were a UK airport northwest of London, where I worked in 1971 and at an international airport in Africa where I worked in the 60s. How else does one get a pilot to fly in the direction one wants? At the UK place at weekends I often experienced PPLs on solo x-country flights and various other aircraft needing help with navigation. I have stood in the tower there and talked someone round the circuit by giving him headings to fly! I've also talked a pilot towards the airfield by using binoculars and telling him headings to fly. What else can one do? Say "turn left a bit"? There are many, many situations not covered by "The Book" where controllers use their initiative to provide a service. I'm sure the old MATS Pt 1 included a note to that effect but maybe nowadays controllers are prevented from doing so, which is sad.