On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:53:35 -0700, Ron Garret wrote:

The only time I have been denied flight following was in the middle of
nowhere, returning to LA from Santa Fe. There were thunderstorms and IFR
flights were diverting all over the place.

Being denied flight following in the NE New Jersey area isn't unheard of,
although it's certainly not common. Something going on (ie. last time
there was a RADAR down somewhere, though not where I was so I didn't grasp
the connection) certainly makes denial more likely.

But mere volume is sufficient, at least for some controllers.

- Andrew