" wrote in message
oups.com...
Can someone explain to a new pilot (who's never used it!) what flight
following is all about and how to actually get it? Thanks!

Flight following is a colloquial term for VFR radar traffic advisories (see
the AIM's Pilot/Controller Glossary). The concept is discussed in the AIM
section 4.1 (Services Available to Pilots), and the phraseology for
requesting it is discussed in section 4.2 (Radio Communications Phraseology
and Techniques). You can find the AIM online at
http://www.faa.gov/atpubs/AIM/index.htm.

--Gary