Maybe it's because I've done all my training here plus I probably have that
Chicago state of mind but I don't find them all that bad. I have a lot more
trouble with Milwaukee. Of course, if they are busy, forget about it.

Why did Jim suggest 122.9? I just checked the Chicago Terminal chart and
don't see it listed there. I think contacting Chicago App is the official
way to go.

Midway is very helpful and they are watching the same radar as O'Hare but
their world is pretty boxed in. If you feel nervous, your're on the south
side of Chicago, and Chicago App is too scarey, go for Midway.

If I am flying around the Class B, I usually monitor the appropriate Chicago
App frequency. If I hear them call me out as an unverified VFR traffic, then
I'll call up. Of course, there could be twenty other guys monitoring and
motoring along.

--
-------------------------------
Travis
"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
m...
Nathan Young wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:10:50 -0600, "Marty"
wrote:

A question to all you IL.guys.

How has flying down the Chi.lakefront changed since 9/11?

Now that Meigs is gone - we no longer have to talk to anyone, although
because of traffic, it is always a good idea to get flight following
from Approach.
I actually found Chicago approach to be difficult and useless. Gary
provides decent advisories on their BRITE until you get too far
from them. I've dealt with approach controls all up and down
the east coast and as far west as Denver, but Chicago is the
most difficult to deal with VFR.