On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:58:12 +0100, Mxsmanic
wrote in :

Tman writes:

OK, if i call up approach when airborne and ask for VFR flight following,
they'll want to know where I'm going.

Why?

ATC wants to know the destination, so that they can arrange for
transition through intervening terminal airspace and SU airspace, and
so that they can terminate Radar Traffic Advisory Service at the
appropriate point.