PVT PLT OF A PIPER PA28 WHEN CONTACTING DEP CTL; AFTER A VFR TKOF; TO OPENING HIS PREFILED IFR FLT PLAN; WAS ADVISED BY THE CTLR THAT HE SHOULD HAVE USED THE CLRNC DELIVERY RCO (REMOTE COM OUTLET) BEFORE DEP FOR THAT PURPOSE. IN ADDITION; THE RPTR BELIEVED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE RPTED XING FIX FOR AN OFF AIRWAY RTE.

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DEPARTED WWD ARPT VFR DEP ON CLR; UNRESTR VISIBILITY AFTERNOON. HAD FILED IFR PLAN FOR TRIP TO RDU. DID NOT USE CLRNC DELIVERY RCO FACILITY ON THE GND AT WWD TO PICK UP CLRNC. INSTEAD; DEPARTED VFR WITH THE INTENTION OF PICKING IT UP AIRBORNE. UPON INITIAL CONTACT WITH ATLANTIC CITY APCH TO PICK UP CLRNC; WAS ADVISED THAT I SHOULD HAVE USED THE CLRNC DELIVERY RCO BEFORE DEP. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS CAUSED ANY PROBS AS THE AIRSPACE WAS OUTSIDE OF ATLANTIC CITY'S CLASS C. THEY ISSUED CLRNC AFTER ABOUT 2 MINS; DURING WHICH I CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN VFR. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE PICKED UP CLRNC BEFORE DEP. HOWEVER; HERE IS WHERE MY CONFUSION ORIGINATED. WHEN I HAVE DEPARTED FROM SATELLITE ARPTS IN MY HOME AREA; CHARLOTTE CLASS B AIRSPACE; AND IT WAS VFR AND I TRIED TO PICK UP CLRNC VIA RCO FACILITIES; ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION CHARLOTTE HAS ADVISED ME TO DEPART VFR AND PICK UP CLRNC ONCE AIRBORNE. OF COURSE; WHEN IMC IS PRESENT; THEY ISSUE THE CLRNC BEFORE DEP. SO; DO DIFFERENT APCH FACILITIES APCH THIS ISSUE DIFFERENTLY; OR SHOULD THERE BE ONE COMMON FAA PRACTICE REGARDING PICKING UP IFR CLRNCS WHEN VMC WX PREVAILS? ALSO ON THIS TRIP; ORF APCH AMENDED MY CLRNC TO FLY AN AIRWAY TO JAMIE INTXN; THEN PROCEED DIRECT TO FRANKLIN VOR. I FAILED TO RPT LEAVING JAMIE ON THE DIRECT LEG BTWN FIXES OFF AIRWAY; ALTHOUGH I DID RPT TO ZDC XING FRANKLIN VOR. ORF CTLR DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROB; BUT I THINK I RECALL THAT I'M REQUIRED TO MAKE A RPT WHEN XING EITHER FIX DEFINING A DIRECT LEG OF A RTE OFF AIRWAY.