Do they normally send VFR aircraft to departure?

They do when you've requested flight following.

--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Sacramento, CA


Here in Dallas, they never send any VFR aircraft to 'Departure'. To my
knowledge, the term 'Departure' is only used with IFR aircraft. For a VFR
departure requesting 'flight following', they always tell them to contact
'Approach Control'.

Russ