IFR/Flight Following -- ATC Preferences?

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Dave Butler" wrote in message
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...or above Bravo. Lots of traffic up there, though.

FF above the Bravo is good, approach wants to be talking to you, and they
can't tell you to go away.



Why does approach want to be talking to you above Bravo?

My remark was based on personal experience. They didn't explicitly say "we want
to talk to you", but I inferred that from the tone of the conversation. Maybe it
was Center and not Approach, I'm not sure any more. Who owns the airspace above
the Chicago bravo?

Anyway, guessing at their motivation, I thought it was because there was a lot
of aluminum up there and they'd rather be talking to my moving speed bump and
know my intentions rather than guessing.

What's your opinion?

Dave

"Dave Butler" wrote in message
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My remark was based on personal experience. They didn't explicitly say "we
want to talk to you", but I inferred that from the tone of the
conversation. Maybe it was Center and not Approach, I'm not sure any more.
Who owns the airspace above the Chicago bravo?


Chicago approach owns up to 13,000, Chicago center owns the airspace above
that.



Anyway, guessing at their motivation, I thought it was because there was a
lot of aluminum up there and they'd rather be talking to my moving speed
bump and know my intentions rather than guessing.

What's your opinion?


If they're talking to you they have to issue you as traffic to all other
conflicting traffic as well as advise you of that conflicting traffic. If
they're not talking to you they just have to advise the other traffic of
you. Not talking to you lessens the workload.