I too was taught to include frequency in the initial call and also when asking for a radio check, but I always felt it was superfluous and never do it now. Some ATSUs specify the information required on first call. I think Coventry is one example and on my last flight into there, my initial call was:
Coventry Approach G-ABCD PA28 inbound with Information W.
Not an ATCO, so I don't know if that was correct but it seemed to concisely cover what they were looking for.
Last edited by Tee; 21st January 2003 at 16:38.