Originally Posted by belk78
After a heading iŽd either say "resume own navigation (to a point)" or "fly direct" (to a point), indistinctively. Spitoon, i know perfectly what the pilot will do, in both cases he/sheŽll do the same, fly the shortest distance to that point, donŽt you think?
If you specify the point that the pilot should fly to there's no ambiguity. My point was that unless you specify the point - and some controllers choose not to on occasion - you really have no idea where the aircraft will go.