There's this huge perecieved pressure on you when you learn that somehow you're botherig ATC etc etc to call them
One way of getting over that is to go and visit them. Especially the guys+gals on 121.5 - they just sit there all day bored, waiting for us to call them, so it's probably a relief when we do call! Even those controllers who have other responsibilities will always tell you that they'd rather you call, though. (Except for Brize Radar who seem to want to fob everyone off to London Information - but that's a different matter entirely!)
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