Flight Following

摘要

For some flights, filing and flying in the IFR system is the way to go. For others, it's appropriate to turn off the radios and revel in being one with the machine, without external distractions. Somewhere between these two extremes exists VFR flight following, a neither-fish-nor-fowl compromise of obtaining ATC services on a workload-permitting basis but without as many rules. For many cross-country flights, it's the right solution to the question, "Shouldn't you be talking to somebody?"