You did the right thing. When I spoke to the tower supervisor, she told me that a low flying Med-Evac spotted something is what she called it. Assuming it was a drone. We need to share the NAS and keep everyone safe. Hobbyist or commercial.
I agree with you. ATC no more knows what traffic conditions will be days or weeks from the request. I find nowhere the FAA says you can NOT contact the tower. In the original long text of the last meeting, FAA had suggested both methods. Long term flight operations makes sense to have a NOTAM...
When flying in class C airspace, I always call the tower for authorizations. Talked to the tower supervisor and never had an issue. Most of the time, their thanking me for calling. Tell them when I would like to fly. They just ask to call back when I've completed the flight to close it out...
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