Yes. Common even when you have 2 radios.

A good trick when radio traffic is heavy is to look at the approach control
freq on the plate. When a controller hands you off to that frequency, go
grab the ATIS and then check-in with approach on the new freq. They're not
expecting your call right away and this way you don't have to try to pick
the atis out in between all the calls on approach control.

-cwk.

"Bill Denton" wrote in message
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If I am reading FAR 91.205 (d) (2) correctly, you only need one COMM radio
and one navigation radio (of some type) for IFR operation.

If this is correct, how do you stay in contact with ATC while picking up
ATIS, etc?

Are you allowed to request a frequency change, then come back to ATC?

Thanks!