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if you are getting flight following and enroute are about to penetrate someone elses airspace (class D), should you temporarily leave flight following and contact the tower prior to entering or is it OK to stay with approach? Thanks
 
I would tell approach that, at this altitude, you're going to go through class D. Either,
1) They can work it would with the class D airport (I've done this, Boston approach seems to prefer it),
2) or you can climb above it,
3) or you can switch frequencies and tell them you'll be back in 8 miles.
 
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if you are getting flight following and enroute are about to penetrate someone elses airspace (class D), should you temporarily leave flight following and contact the tower prior to entering or is it OK to stay with approach? Thanks

[/ QUOTE ]Yes it is okay to stay with approach. Coordinating passage through Class D airspace is one of ATC's obligations when providing flight following services.
 
If they can't coordinate your passage, they will have you contact the tower at the appropriate time. Either way, you have 2-way communication with an agency having jurisdiction over the airspace, which is all you need to enter D.
 
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if you are getting flight following and enroute are about to penetrate someone elses airspace (class D), should you temporarily leave flight following and contact the tower prior to entering or is it OK to stay with approach? Thanks

[/ QUOTE ]Yes it is okay to stay with approach. Coordinating passage through Class D airspace is one of ATC's obligations when providing flight following services.

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I did not know that ATC had ANY obligation when offering VFR traffic advisories...?? like said above, I would ASK.
 
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I did not know that ATC had ANY obligation when offering VFR traffic advisories...??

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FAA Order 7110.65N Air Traffic Control

Chapter 2. General Control

Section 1. General

2-1-16. SURFACE AREAS

a. Coordinate with the appropriate nonapproach control tower on an individual aircraft basis before issuing a clearance which would require flight within a surface area for which the tower has responsibility unless otherwise specified in a letter of agreement.

REFERENCE-
FAAO 7210.3, Letters of Agreement, Para 4-3-1.
14 CFR Section 91.127, Operating on or in the Vicinity of an Airport in Class E Airspace.
P/CG Term- Surface Area.

b. Coordinate with the appropriate control tower for transit authorization when you are providing radar traffic advisory service to an aircraft that will enter another facility's airspace.

NOTE-
The pilot is not expected to obtain his/her own authorization through each area when in contact with a radar facility.

c. Transfer communications to the appropriate facility, if required, prior to operation within a surface area for which the tower has responsibility.

REFERENCE-
FAAO 7110.65, Radio Communications Transfer, Para 2-1-17.
FAAO 7110.65, Surface Area Restrictions, Para 3-1-11.
FAAO 7110.65, Application, Para 7-6-1.
14 CFR Section 91.129, Operations in Class D Airspace.

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I've gone through the Phoenix class Bravo airspace. I asked Phoenix approach, "Am I cleared into the Goodyear airspace, because I'm getting very close." They said, "Negative, squawk VFR and contact Goodyear tower." Goodyear is a class Delta.
 
I fly in Southern California and there are 2 things here - we have tons of different airspace, and we use flight following religiously.

Flight following provide transitions through airspace - I would not clutter the frequency notifying them, or increase my workload by changing to tower, etc. If we are in communication I would just go through there, if it is Class C I would do the same. Class B is the only one they need to read you a clearance.
 
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