I'm planning my first flight into Class B airspace soon, to Boeing Field (KBFI), which has its own Class D but is within the Class B for Sea-Tac (KSEA). I regard this as my final exam in VFR communication and, as my C.O. used to say, I'm nervous as a communist at a southern election. Well, not really nervous, but a bit apprehensive that I don't make an idiot of myself in the eyes of ATC. Here are my concerns:
1) I will request Flight Following all the way, and hopefully be able to get it. Once I am in touch with Seattle Center and get clearance to enter the Class B airspace, should I expect to be given vectors right up to the traffic pattern at Boeing, or at least to a point where I can figure out how to enter the pattern for the assigned runway? Ideally I should be able to figure out where to go using my own judgment and the A/FD, but what is the likelihood I will need to, as opposed to being vectored around Sea-Tac's busy traffic by ATC?
2) If Approach Control doesn't tell me exactly when to contact Seattle and get clearance into the Class B, at what point should I initiate a call? At the Mode C veil?
3) One possible route would lead me right over the Class C airspace of Portland (KPDX). If the upper limit of Class C is 4,000, and I am cruising well above that altitude, do I just ignore it completely (other than keeping my eyes and ears open) or do I need to contact PDX simply because I am overhead?
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