WC
It should be gleaned from you at the start ideally, but if there are other things to do it is fairly low priority.
In terms of the type we need to know for a variety of reasons. Not least the single/twin/fixed/rotary implications over Londonium! Also helps on giving traffic information. I heard a colleague once say......>" Traffic information, three miles north west, east bound, no height info, believed to be ....(pause)....
an aircraft!!" no *****!!!!
Yes - the point of departure/destination help me guess your routing and who I should chuck you too next. If I know you are back to Biggin I can chuck you to them before you would go if left to your own devices probably
!!!!!! Of course, it helps in terms of overdue action as well.