Boundaries between Approach/Departure and Center

On 01/23/07 15:26, Robert M. Gary wrote:

When you're IFR unless someone makes a mistake you are told who to
contact on a frequency handoff. You may not know who it is until it
happens; like who cares?- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

Even during a handoff I'll sometimes forget what the agency is. I don't
think ATC is offended if I call them approach or center.

-Robert


In fact, while monitoring Oakland Center during a recent flight, I heard
someone call-up by saying "NorCal Approach..." and the center controller
handled the call without even mentioning it.

However, the Center controllers and the approach/departure controllers
use different frequencies out here, so this wasn't a case of the pilot
not knowing whom to call or who he was calling.


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

Mark Hansen wrote:
In fact, while monitoring Oakland Center during a recent flight, I heard
someone call-up by saying "NorCal Approach..." and the center controller
handled the call without even mentioning it.

On the other hand, FSS seems to care -- probably because they're often
called from the common frequency.

The other day, I kept trying to call Millville FSS, and they kept not
answering. After I finally remembered that Millville was closed and I
needed to call Williamsport instead, they answered right away. They
were probably waiting to see how long it would take me to realize my
mistake...

.... Alan
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Alan Gerber
PP-ASEL
gerber AT panix DOT com