Mike Adams wrote:
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

A Guy Called Tyketto wrote:

I never said that ATC was required to provide flight following.
What I said is that you as the pilot have the option of changing
your altitude if you are VFR w/flight following, just by notifying
ATC that you are going to change your altitude.


You do not need to notify ATC that you are going to change altitude
when VFR with flight following.



It may not be a firm requirement, but it is recommended. AIM section
4-1-15 paragraph b.2 says: "Pilots should also inform the controller
when changing VFR cruising altitude. "

http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publi...01.html#4-1-15


So, then, definitely not a firm requirement.