EMS HELI PLT ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

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DEPARTED HOSPITAL; ENRTE TO ZZZ FIELD; VFR; 4500 FT DIRECT ZZZ; EMS FLT. WHILE XING A LAKE TALKED WITH VARIOUS CTR CTLRS; THEN WITH APCH. AT APPROX 35 NM NE FROM ZZZ WAS ADVISED RADAR SVC TERMINATED; SQUAWK 1200. ADVISED APCH I REQUESTED RADAR SVCS TO ZZZ. TOLD TO STANDBY. AFTER APPROX 3 MINS WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT CTR FOR FURTHER FLT FOLLOWING; AND DID SO. AFTER SHORT MIX UP WITH ACFT IDENT; ABCD NOT ABDC; CTLR ADVISED RADAR CONTACT; CONFIRMED ZZZ FIELD AS DEST. APPROX 5 MINS LATER WAS TOLD THAT ZZZ1 ARPT RWY 27 WOULD BE OPEN; AND EXPECT ACFT OVERHEAD!! I ROGERED THAT; WAS STILL 4500 FT 'RADAR CONTACT.' APPROX 2 MINS LATER; WAS TOLD I WAS ENTERING CLASS B AIRSPACE; WITHOUT A CLRNC; TOLD CTR I WAS LEAVING 4500 FT FOR 3600 FT FLOOR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE AT 25 NM. AFTER REACHING 3600 FT WAS TOLD TO CONTACT ZZZ TWR (APPROX 10 NM FROM ZZZ). NO FURTHER CONTACT MADE WITH CTR. DURING MY APCH OVER THE LAKE I MAINTAINED 4500 FT; AS I HAD DONE FOR MORE THAN 100 NM. WAS NOT TOLD TO REMAIN CLR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE; OR TOLD TO DSND BELOW IT. PER AIM PLT/CTLR GLOSSARY NOV/XX/95; PCGR-1 'RADAR CONTACT PARAGRAPH (B) -- RADAR CONTACT.' THE TERM USED TO INFORM THE CTLR THAT THE ACFT IS IDENTED AND APPROVAL IS GRANTED FOR THE ACFT TO ENTER THE RECEIVING CTLR'S AIRSPACE. IF THIS IS INCORRECT FOR CLASS B AIRSPACE; IT NEEDS TO SAY SO IN THE AIM. THIS DAY THE WX WAS CLR; 30 MI VISIBILITY. DURING DEP FROM ZZZ AN IFR FLT PLAN WAS FILED; BACK TO HOME BASE DURING VFR CONDITIONS; FURTHER TYING UP AN ALREADY OVERLOADED SYS; SO AS TO HAVE POSITIVE CTL; AND FLT FOLLOWING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE IS AWARE OF THE NECESSITY FOR A CLRNC TO ENTER CLASS B; BUT THE AIM STATES THAT HE WAS CLR TO ENTER CLASS B. HE WAS COUNSELED THAT THE FAR 91.131 TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER THE AIM STATEMENT. RPTR HAS DISCUSSED WITH THE LCL FSDO AND MADE A TRIP TO THE CTL TWR TO DISCUSS THE SIT WITH THE CTLRS. THE CTLR HANDBOOK STATES VERY CLRLY THAT A CLRNC IS REQUIRED AS DOES THE AIM IN REF TO CLASS B AIRSPACE. RPTR FEELS THESE PROCS DIFFER FROM THE STATEMENT IN AIM THAT 'RADAR CONTACT' INDICATES APPROVAL IS GRANTED TO ENTER THE RECEIVING CTLR'S AIRSPACE. RPTR WAS COUNSELED THAT THE FAR TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER AIM.