Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...

RFD didn't cut Mary loose until we were inside JVL's Class D --
something they had never done before.


How did they prevent Mary from calling JVL tower prior to entering Class D
airspace?

Having read this whole thread, I am struck by the argumentative nature
of these replies. Mr Honeck has never said that Mary was prevented
from contacting the Class D airspace, and in fact has said that this
experience served as a lesson that they need to dump the Rockford
controllers in the future before entering the Class D airspace. He is
trying to present this as a lesson to us all which is well taken. The
lesson I think is to stay aware of where you are, and when to expect a
handoff (and please don't give me a lesson on the use of the word
handoff).