Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Total 35; Flight Crew Type 290
Situational Awareness
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Human Factors; Weather
Climbed out of S50 in Aircraft X; ATC requested we maintain visual obstacle clearance which we agreed; due to smoke visibility was low; passenger became nervous and turned the aircraft while we were being vectored; Requested ATC to vector us back to S50 for landing; ATC provided phone number to call TRACON after landing due to us turning while being vectored. Landed without incident; ATC marked matter as closed.
Pilot reports deviation from Air Traffic Control vectors.