Cross Country Planning

[apennine]

Hello everyone,

I am planning a cross country from Orlando (KORL) to Miami (KTMB). I have never flown more than 100nm away from the Central Florida area on any x-countries and have made most of my hours just doing short $100 hamburger flights under 50nm and not counted towards the 50 hours I now need for my IFR rating.

My question is what should I expect during this flight? I plan on getting flight following immediately out of ORL. Should I plan a flight avoiding major airspaces, or with the flight following will I be vectored on a more direct path through Orlando and Miami class B? Also, is there a good chance my flight following will get dropped halfway through the flight leaving me to reintercept my pre-planned course?

Any advice is appreciated!

 

[gkrangers]

In my opinion, there is a good chance Miami Center will tell you to piss off at some point, cuz they are too busy. I would plan your course to fly around the western edge of the Miami Class B (and stay under the shelf until you hit TMB), and just contact TMB tower when you get close enough. But if you CAN get flight following all the way through, by all means, more power to you...

 

[mddg3581]

I will agree with gk. Attempt flight following but expect to maintain VFR below Miami Bravo. The flight itself does not sound too challenging and Orlando is usually quite accomodating.