Mark Hansen wrote:

On 9/23/2005 11:34, Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

"John Clonts" wrote in message
ups.com...


or should they just know it already?

I was departing Sugarland (KSGR) yesterday, after having gotten my
clearance from ground control.


How much time elapsed between getting your clearance and taxiing for
departure?



Tower assigned me runway heading (this
was about 45 minutes later as there was MUCH traffic waiting in line
for takeoffs) and handed me off to departure.


Do they normally send VFR aircraft to departure?


They do when you've requested flight following.

ELM routinely hands off VFR departures to departure control. You have
to specifically request not to have radar services if you don't want the
hand-off.

Matt