Picking up on the use of contact in RT,, i.e "callsign contact xxx on xxx.xxx"
contact implies a radar handover has been completed.
continue with implies the next agency has been pre-noted but no radar handover has taken place
freecall - is just that, neither has taken place and any service the aircraft is under would be terminated at that point.
In the military arena, identified means the aircraft has been identified on radar using an approved method of identification. Identification must take place prior to a radar service being provided. The process of identification does not imply a service is being offered.
Last edited by glider insider; 1st Nov 2008 at 22:47.
Reason: did not like the use of the word positively!