Originally Posted by
double_barrel
If I’m flying within a TMA and talking to approach or whoever controls the TMA, when about to fly over the top of a CTR, is it considered good practice or useful (or polite) to switch to the tower frequency and introduce myself before switching back to the TMA? Or is that adding unnecessary complication and I can assume that the TMA will advise tower of my presence if necessary?
Don't know about other countries but in the UK, if you're in a TMA you will be IFR and hence your cleared route will allow you to cross over a CTR remaining with the one controller.