Question about flight following / weather updates from Flight Watch

use your #2 radio for flight watch, and maintain a listening watch on both
radios
either that or ask ATC permission to leave the freq for a few minutes to
contact weather

BT

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When I fly cross-country VFR, I like to get flight following. It's very
nice to get the warnings about possible conflicting traffic.

When I do this and I'm talking to controllers, I obviously need to stay
on the frequency to acknowledge anything they say.

If I want to talk to Flight Watch to get an update on the developing
weather situation or give a PIREP, how do I do that? Do I need to
terminate the radar service with Approach, talk to Flight Watch, then
contact Approach again for further radar service, or is there an easier
way to accomplish this?

Thanks.

Tom

"BT" wrote:

use your #2 radio for flight watch, and maintain a listening watch on
both radios

Also, some audio panels support a split mode where each person (left and right seats) can monitor a
different radio. I find trying to talk on one radio and listen to both is too confusing, but my wife has
become comfortable enough to listen for our call sign on the flight following frequency while I go over to
flight watch on the other radio.

Mike

Mike Adams wrote:

Also, some audio panels support a split mode where each person (left and
right seats) can monitor a different radio.

This is such an amazingly useful feature that I would never buy an audio
panel that didn't have it. Your crew can be talking to flight service,
getting the ATIS at your destination, etc, etc, without distracting you
from flying the plane and talking to ATC.

"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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Mike Adams wrote:

Also, some audio panels support a split mode where each person (left and
right seats) can monitor a different radio.

I did this in a King air I flew right seat in. It was pretty cool.
This is such an amazingly useful feature that I would never buy an audio
panel that didn't have it. Your crew can be talking to flight service,
getting the ATIS at your destination, etc, etc, without distracting you
from flying the plane and talking to ATC.