Yossarian ) wrote:

I just learned recently that this was possible at my little airport,
Hawthorne CA (KHHR). Presumably they get a squawk for you from SoCal and
arrange your radar coverage. Couple questions--

1. What is the phraseology of the request to ground?

--I'm guessing it's just "ground, cessna 1234 can you arrange flight
following to xxx via y and z"

I use: "Ground (or clearance, if applicable), Cessna XXX, VFR to Catalina
Island at six thousand five hundred, with Alpha (current ATIS), request
flight following."

At my class C airport in central NY, I had asked the controller about the
need to request FF and he told me that they will always coordinate FF.
Thus, it is redundant to ask for it here. However, at unfamiliar airports
I will always tag on the request as above.


2. At what point would you contact SoCal, and what would your initial
callup be?

When told by tower to switch. Then, I use the callup, "SoCal Approach,
Cessna XXX, one thousand four hundred (whatever the current altitude),
climbing six thousand five hundred (whatever your requested altitude),
runway heading (or whatever tower's assigned departure heading was).



--
Peter