Confusion

On Nov 27, 4:05 pm, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com
wrote:
Jon Woellhaf wrote:
Guess I'll remember to remind Tower that I'm IFR from now on, although I
didn't think that was necessary. At least in this case, it was.

Sounds like somebody dropped the soap. I usually make my first contact to
clearance delivery by stating words to the effect: "Cessna 1234Alpha IFR to
Miami with golf, requesting clearance." After that, it's all on them.

By then you are already in the system. In the OP's case he was
airborne, assuming he had IFR services provided, and then found out
the ball was dropped. Once you go to departure is probably too late.

I did have departure once tell me "radar services terminated, squawk
VFR". I told him "unable, IFR".

-Robert