Originally Posted by
charge4brendan
Just relaying what was given to me from someone "on the inside". Consider it from someone on the other side. If thousands were trying to go VFR direct how quickly would your inbox fill up? How quickly would you get overwhelmed? Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets greased, sometimes it gets thrown away. Sometimes the early bird gets the worm but the early worm gets eaten. All depends on your perspective.
This is good advice. There is a VERY fine line between persistence and annoyance.