On 12/11/06 17:20, Jim Carter wrote:

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Hansen ]
Posted At: Monday, December 11, 2006 9:22 AM
Posted To: rec.aviation.ifr
Conversation: Flight Following question
Subject: Flight Following question

...
Consider also that departing IFR may mean delays and departure routes
contrary
to what you may be able to get if you depart VFR.




Very true Mark. In the case of KLIT however, the IFR departures seem to
get the routes they want and the VFR departures all get R or L turn to
270, maintain 2000' or lower until further advised. Seeing you're from
SAC I suspect things are quite a bit different on that side of the hill.


I dunno, really ;-) My only IFR departures so far have been training or
local practice flights, most of which head straight for the local VOR
station before going on course anyway.

However, I was speaking in generalities. I'm sure there are some airports
where this won't be an issue, but I thought it was worth consideration
while planning what type of departure is appropriate for the flight.

Best,



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Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA