"Dennis O'Connor" wrote:
BTW, if the request was for VFR flight following, why was
the pilot in the soup at 1700 agl? rhetorical question

Well, I'll answer it anyway: It's pretty common down here on the bay for
aircraft departing the area to have to duck and dodge to maintain VFR.
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Dan
C172RG at BFM
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