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Hi...I just did a VFR flight and the CP did not tune any radio freqs...Do I have to tune manually on VFR flights?

Have you been in VCP mode 1 or higher? In VCP mode 0 you have to dial in the frequencies yourself.

Please attach logs.

If you're doing VFR from an untowered airfield, you can use a trick: If you ask FSS for airport advisories, it will tell you to contact Unicom, which your VCP mode 2 will automatically tune to.
If you announce departing the area on Unicom or Multicom, you may automatically be handed over to Departure, but I'm not sure right now.

Yes I'm in VC mode 1...and no auto hand-offs this flight...the only thing different was that this was a VFR flight...(which i rarely do)...yes it was from an uncontrolled departure...i tuned departure manually once i got up in the air...sorry, the logs were over written...

but, does this mean that VFR does take away auto hand-offs?

mllgrennman wrote: *

Sat Apr 15, 2017 3:18 am

Does this mean that VFR does take away auto hand-offs?

I don't think so, though there may be some situations where there is no automatic handoff. I know I get automatic handoffs in many VFR situations, e.g., handoff from Departure to Approach, and handoff from Approach to Tower when the airport is reported in sight. Using CP Mode 2 on a recent VFR flight, this was all automatic:

Quote:

4/12/2017 11:02:28 PM: 900 - FS Screen : W-Q Cessna 702 Radar service terminated. Squawk 1200 Contact Approach on 123.5 Frequency change approved
4/12/2017 11:02:40 PM: 290 - Contact Approach just issued4...
4/12/2017 11:02:40 PM: 300 - FS Screen : W-M Roger 123.57 02 Good day
4/12/2017 11:02:47 PM: 490 - COM Freq changed to: 123.5 IPC Set: 9040
4/12/2017 11:02:50 PM: 600 - FS Screen : W-M Approach Cessna 702 with you level 5 thousand 5 hundred VFR Landing

Quote:

4/12/2017 11:08:37 PM: 660 - FS Screen : W-M Approach Cessna 702 has the airport
4/12/2017 11:08:44 PM: 800 - Contact Tower just issued...
4/12/2017 11:08:44 PM: 840 - FS Screen : W-A Cessna 702 Contact Tower on 121.4 Radar service terminated. Squawk 1200
4/12/2017 11:08:55 PM: 380 - FS Screen : W-M 121.47 02
4/12/2017 11:09:00 PM: 460 - COM Freq changed to: 121.4 IPC Set: 8512
4/12/2017 11:09:03 PM: 540 - FS Screen : W-M Tower Cessna 702 at 9 Miles to the west at 2 thousand VFR Landing

I'm not sure about initially contacting Departure after taking off from an uncontrolled field. I have raised an issue related to this on the beta forum. In the meantime try some VFR flights in CP Mode 2.

my mistake...i was in Cp2 mode...but i have an fsuipc nightmare that is grounding me...i put up a new thread...thank you though