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| Jan 10, 2017 at 14:36 | comment | added | Ron Beyer | @TomMcW You can call them up and ask, but you are most likely going to be passed along to several different centers with a long distance trip like this. ATC has to prioritize IFR traffic and a controller can only handle so many flights, so even if you did call up and plead your case, it is still workload permitting and can be dropped at any time. If you do get dropped, hopefully you've opened a flight plan or you can call up flight watch and open one enroute, so at least somebody knows where you should be and when. | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 14:33 | comment | added | TomMcW | @RonBeyer Is it feasible to call ATC on the phone and let them know you are low-time in unfamiliar territory? I would think they would be less likely to drop you if they know that it's not a routine flight for you. | |
| Jan 10, 2017 at 14:06 | history | edited | Dave | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 9, 2017 at 23:11 | comment | added | hashinclude | Flight following frequencies are listed in the chart supplement (the erstwhile AF/D) under "Approach/Departure Frequency". If you're operating from a towered field that's coordinating with TRACON, ground control should be able to coordinate flight following for you. If not, you need to call the departure frequency and get it in the air. | |
| Jan 9, 2017 at 22:28 | comment | added | Ron Beyer | @DavidDeVine Usually you request flight following before leaving your primary airport. Typically when the ground controller (or clearance) asks where you are going, you say "XYZ, request flight following". If you are non-towered, you would call up the center frequency for that area. Just keep in mind that flight following is workload permitting and ATC may cancel it at any time ("radar services terminated, squawk VFR") so it's best to plan as if you won't have it and count it as a bonus if you do. | |
| Jan 9, 2017 at 22:13 | comment | added | David DeVine | All good tips - I'll play with the 430 this week :) seems like it's intuitively similar to the G1000. Flight following was a topic on my list to discuss with my local CFI. I've used it in Hawaii for inter-island trips but don't have the procedures/frequencies down for this region. Where, in general, can this info be found? | |
| Jan 9, 2017 at 21:19 | history | edited | Ron Beyer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 9, 2017 at 21:11 | history | answered | Dave | CC BY-SA 3.0 |