I have had the same thing happen in the US, albeit a long time ago. The FSS
just assumed that I had departed as planned.

Bob Gardner

"Roger Halstead" wrote in message
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I had a friend ask me today how I'd cancel a flight plane that I had
never activated.

I gave the usual answer...If I never activated it, I don't need to
cancel it. If I haven't activated it past the closing time it gets
dropped. Canceling one that has been activated and flown is
*usually* not a problem either unless landing at an airport with the
tower closed. Then it's a call to FSS.

It appears that one of the locals had filed a flight plan from
Michigan to Ontario for this morning and another for the trip home.
While getting ready to leave, his friend called and said they weren't
going to make it. So, not having activated his plan he went home.

As I understand it, he received a call this afternoon wondering where
he was. They were out looking for him in Canada.

It seems as in Canada they treat a filed IFR flight plan *similar* to
one that is activated. IF you don't go, remember to cancel, or they
will send some one out to look for you.

This would never come up in most parts of the country, but with
bordering states there are many border crossing flights.

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)