Wagondriver
Line Up and Wait
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375Taylor
Don't open the can of worms. Let them do what they are going to do without involving you. From experience, I have learned to play dumb.
What is the purpose of monitoring Approach (instead of talking to them)? They may point you out to other traffic, but you have to do the inverse calculation in your head to figure out where the other traffic is.
In my case, same answer to both. Enhanced situational awareness while not really wanting to talk to anyone. Before someone accuses me of being afraid of ATC, when I'm not IFR, I've been a regular user of flight following since I've been a student pilot. My long solo cross country took me into an ARSA (now Class C). I'm a fan and a proponent of flight following. But the bottom line is, while I do have to aviate and navigate every time I fly, communicate is an option when VFR.If you’re going to monitor frequency and do all of that, why not just get flight following?
This is the correct answer to your specific question.If you’re not going to call approach for FF, then just stay on your heading and altitude. That way you remain predicable for ATC to issue a traffic call on you. Chiming in at the last minute to tell ATC who you are isn’t much of a benefit to the controller.
Because that is how we learn things...through discussion.No idea why people chime in on stuff that is not related to a question.
People express and derive joy from their freedoms differently? I could just as easily slur pilots who use FF as NPC conformists.
Some people like being part of a well-oiled and functional system like ATC.
Some people like just flying somewhere and being that fly on the wall. I think if you're that type, listening to ATC is prudent, there may be something unusual going on that you'd like to know about.
I rarely use FF, but I'm not scared of it. I do like to be that fly on the wall. I usually listen to ATC in case they call me, but also just for practice.I monitor the frequency but do not talk because I want them to deviate, not me. Many times I’ve been vectored miles out of my way while VFR FF.