How to Get & Fly VFR Flight Following

Have you ever flown with VFR Flight Following? Do you even know what Flight Following is? What if I told you it was a free service from ATC where they give you traffic alerts, and severe weather alerts, while also being a great time to practice ATC communications? Yes, it’s all true. VFR Flight Following is one of the most underutilized tools by private pilots, all the way up to commercial pilots.

It’s quite simple to get VFR Flight Following. As your flight instructor for this video, I’ll take you through the step-by-step process. All you have to do is be a bit comfortable on the radio talking to ATC, although this is also a good way to practice even if you aren’t comfortable.

Dive right in with us at our flight school studio, and in our flight school airplane (a Cessna 172) and learn how to do VFR Flight Following.

AUTHOR

Chris Palmer

Chris Palmer has been in aviation training and creating educational content since 2006. As a career CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) and Master Aviation Educator* Chris trains dozens of pilots year round at his Alaska-based flight school, Angle of Attack HQ. He’s one of Youtube’s leading Aviation Training Content Creators with over 120K subscribers. With a focus on developing and sharing new flight training methods, techniques, and tips. Chris founded Angle of Attack to offer a new, fresh and modern spin on aviation training. AOA does this by keeping the building on the wonderful knowledge passed down through the generations, married with new and modern media.