IFR Cancellation Question

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:


Mike Adams wrote:

Well since this is my home base, I would terminate flight following
and request a frequency change when about 10 miles from the airport,
so I could give the tower a call. That is, if approach hadn't dropped
me before that.


What about the report of the field in sight? Isn't safety compromised
if you terminate flight following before reporting the field in sight?


How so? I can find the airport without ATC's help.

At this particular airport, radar coverage is pretty crummy, so approach is more likely to terminate me
before the 10 mile point anyway, and visibility is usually not an issue.

Mike