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Originally Posted by surreal1221  ...or tower didn't approve a point out to approach. |
Point Out is a radar term used when one radar controller wants to transfer radar contact to another if the aircraft will or may enter the other controllers airspace or other protected airspace but communications will not be transfered. The term used to descride what were talking about here is APREQ, which is short for Approval Request. Workload permitting, a controller providing VFR flight following should be able to call the tower and get an APREQ for the aircraft to proceed through the class D surface area thus saving the pilot from having to call and get the permission themselves.