Beagle (or other pro)
Would your recommendation be the same if you were receiving a LARS service? For example:
A while ago it took me a long time to terminate a RIS from Farnbourgh due to heavy traffic and poor r/t reception and ended up calling Benson very late for a MATZ clearance.
The result was that I was routed west about, having to dodge the Harwell restricted zone and the Didcot towers. Unfortunately I could not go over the MATZ and stay VFR and was not going to “bust” the MATZ if the controller (for what ever reason) was telling me to stay clear.
Genghis good thread
