Originally Posted by
Skipness One Echo
What's the reason that the Tower doesn't hand over departing aircraft once airborne like most UK airfields. Birmingham clears them for take off on the assumption they will contact the next frequency on wheels up
Not quite an assumption and also not "wheels up" SID notes state "after TKOF and after passing 2000ft contact Birmingham Radar 118.050"
Not a Brum regular (except when the wind is gusting across LHR at 46 kts) so waiting for a BHX regular to explain how long this has been SOP