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If ATC is giving you specific heading and directions then you are not VFR anymore. If you are VFR with FLT Following they will give you recommended headings etc. to avoid traffic or stay clear of airspace. If you violate the space/separation than you have their complete attention. Flt following is given on a case by case basis based upon ATC workload.

Nice job Mike. Looks great. You have motivated me to start on mine this weekend!

Will do Mitch!

Thanks Steve and Bennett, good info!

Mooniac/Mitch, Thank you very much for the info. I will look into the CAM issue. The airplane is almost to good to be true. I recently had one of my partners destroy our Bonanza with a "off roading excursion" and am excited to make the jump to the M20 family. The F is imaculate, could use some updating in the panel and has been kept hangared in the LA area. It is also RAJAY equiped and my offer of 45K was excepted with a little haggling. I will have the pre-buy completed by the end of the week. My personal inspection showed no signs of corrosion and the aircraft is definetly loved. The owner has reached an age were he couldnt fly the aircraft enough. The tanks were re-sealed recently as well. Thanks again for all the advice.

Looking for some advice. I am about to pull the strings and Purchase a 1967 F for a really good price with an engine that has 85 hrs SMOH. Problem is that it was done in 2003. My experience tells me that the plane has not been flown enough. Should I expect to be throwing money at this for awhile as I will certainly put hours on it (10 a month) and if so what are some of the issues I can expect from a plane that has been sitting far to long. Thanks in advance for any advice!