A CPR PLT SUGGESTS AN ATC METHOD OF SIMPLIFYING CLRNCS TO PLTS THAT IS MORE DIRECT AND INVOLVING LESS NAV COMPLEXITY.

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I AM A FORMER AIRLINE PLT; NOW FLYING IN CPR AVIATION. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL PROBS WITH APCH PLATES RECENTLY WHICH CREATE DANGEROUS SITS IN THE COCKPIT. IN ADDITION TO THOSE PROBS; I HAVE MANY TIMES ENCOUNTERED AN ATC CLRNC PROB THAT JUST SIMPLY DOES NOT HAVE TO EXIST. WE ARE OFTEN GIVEN A CLRNC THAT READS SOMETHING LIKE 'YOU ARE CLRED DIRECT ABCDE INTXN; DIRECT FGHIJ INTXNS; XXX VOR 123 DEG RADIAL TO KLMNO INTXN THEN FLT PLAN RTE.' NOW; WHILE SUPERVISING FUELING; LOADING THE BAGGAGE; BRIEFING THE PAX AND SETTING UP THE COCKPIT FOR DEP; WE ARE FORCED TO DIG OUT CHARTS THAT WE MIGHT NOT NORMALLY HAVE OUT; THEN TRY TO FIND THE VOR IN QUESTION AND TRACE OUT THE RADIAL; ONLY TO FIND THAT THE GIVEN RADIAL IS A DIRECT RTE FROM FGHIJ TO KLMNO. IF WE HAVE THE EQUIP TO PROCEED DIRECT TO THE FIRST 2 INTXNS; WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE EQUIP TO PROCEED DIRECT TO THE THIRD. WHY NOT JUST GIVE US DIRECT TO ALL THREE? WHY CONFUSE THE ISSUE BY THROWING IN A VOR AND A RADIAL; WHEN BOTH ARE COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY AND SERVE ONLY TO CREATE CONFUSION? I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MANY; MANY TIMES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY; FROM TETERBORO TO SAN FRANCISCO. OFTEN THE VOR IS NOT EVEN ON OUR RTE; BUT ONE OF ITS RADIALS JUST HAPPENS TO LINE UP WITH THE 2 INTXNS IN QUESTION. PLEASE TELL THE FAA TO MAKE IT SIMPLE. IF IT IS A DIRECT RTE BTWN INTXNS; JUST GIVE US DIRECT. WE DO NOT NEED TO HEAR ABOUT VOR'S AND RADIALS. THAT ONLY SERVES TO CREATE CONFUSION.