I find that it's much easier to get flight following once you get further
away from the primary sectors. Over northern NJ, that'd be 119.2 for
departure and 127.6 for arrival. Whenever I fly IFR out of CDW, those two
freqs are usually the busiest... after handoff to the next sector, things
calm down considerably, and I hear people requesting, and getting, flight
following all the time.

As for the East River corridor, thanks to whomever asked about that
particular segment... I've never done it either, and was curious also as to
where the northern turn around point would be. Sounds like it'd be doable in
a 172 with a steep turn, but I'll probably wait and do it with an instructor
in the plane first before trying it by myself.

--
Guy Elden Jr.


"john price" wrote in message
...
In the NYC area, it depends on what sector you're in and how
busy it is... If they're not busy, they'll usually deal with you...

John Price
CFII/AGI/IGI
http://home.att.net/~jm.price


"Hankal" wrote in message
...
Nope. It's recommended that you listen in and announce position on the
common
frequencies, however. That's 123.075 for the East River and 123.05 for
the
Hudson.

I have never flown in Washington DC, NY airspace. I fly out of SE
Florida.
How tough is it to get flight following in that airspace.
Even here ( Miami-Orlando) they will not give you flight following when
they
are busy. For long trips I usually file IFR.
Hank