Originally Posted by 5milesbaby
Talkdownman, not necessarily - exceptions to everything! When giving a reroute or weather avoidance I will sometimes say "fly heading xxx, when able route to <waypoint>".
OK, fair enough, but I would never issue a heading for wx avoidance, I'd put the nav straight back in the cockpit and go vertical.
Would this also be used to VFR traffic avoiding cloud??
VFR - I leave nav in cockpit unless pilot requires nav assistance then only advisory headings. I'm not into vectoring VFR whether on the radar or in the cockpit...