Another IFR Departure - was the clearance legit?

[Palmpilot]

I've heard that airways get wider when you get far away from the VOR.

 

[aterpster]

I've heard that airways get wider when you get far away from the VOR.

At 51 miles from the VOR they expand at 4.6 degrees.

 

[roncachamp]

At 51 miles from the VOR they expand at 4.6 degrees.

4.5°.