Stay in touch with Eglin AFB approach and all
should be well.

That's Pensacola's airspace.

Right. But I talked to Eglin from about 40 miles north of
Gulf Shores all the way to when I reach the Gulf Shores
airspace.

Or am I not remembering correctly?

I dunno, hard to see how Eglin could have airspace west of Pensacola.
Due north of Gulf Shores is a patchwork of Pensacola/Houston
Center/Atlanta Center airspace below 10,000. Were you coming around
from the northeast?
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Dan
C172RG at BFM