John Harlow wrote:

Now, I consider anyone who is to lazy to get
flight following as someone too foolish to fly with.

Are there still instructors out there who still opt out of this (what
I consider mandatory) flying aid?

Wow. That's quite an indictment. I don't question your choice of
requesting flight following and I highly recommend the practice for cross
country flights (especially over less populated areas). However, I don't
see a particular problem with heading to airport, holding up a wet finger
and "going thattaway" just for the fun of it.

The shame here is that neither pilot did an effective job of "see and
avoid".

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