"Newps" wrote in message ...


Dave Butler wrote:
John Clonts wrote:

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Later I thought that maybe the tower didn't realize I was IFR when he
cleared me for takeoff, and that fouled something up with departure.

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This is an interesting thread. I'm based at a class C, RDU, Raleigh-Durham, NC, and I've never had that
happen, and I've never informed tower that I was IFR. Never heard anyone else do it either.


It's not necessary at a class C or B tower, those facilities are the IFR facility for releasing departures.
It is a nice thing to do at class d towers as they have to get a release from the IFR facility.

Ok, that makes sense! Although I now recall that the other time I had had
something similar happen (i.e. "Are you IFR"), it was departing from Austin
(class C). Oh, well...

Thanks!
John