and file a VFR flight plan, you can ask for and get "flight following"
Don't even have to file a flight plan, just ask for it. Beauty of VFR FF is that once you have made contact with the controller, you are automatically cleared through any class C airspace enroute. If its inconvienient to transit certain class C airspace, the controller will hand you off to the Class C airport tower, and the controller will probably vector you around and about a bit....then hand you back to Tracon / Centre to resume FF.
Back on the subject of....
That would require all the possible units being connected to the same system
What is the Air traffic fixed telecommunications network (or whatever its called) then? Is it just a phone system?
Cheers
EA
