Originally Posted by
ovrtake92
...I wonder when if ever one would be issued a JEPP ODP from the back of the plate in lieu of a SID or Radar vectors at a tower operating airport. Maybe ATC does have the ability to issue a clearance like "fly the published ODP" But I have never heard of such a clearance....
You file direct. No SID, just direct. Clearance: "cleared as filed". Tower: "cleared for takeoff". No further (conflicting) instructions are given, no SID or vector. Now you just fly the ODP, then on course. No clearance is necessary. The controller might appreciate a little warning, though if it's IMC or night he should be expecting it. In theory this is how it works. Apparently you can be cleared on an ODP too. Does this ever happen? I dunno.