Forgot to close flight plan

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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In a previous article, kat said:
flight plan (flight school) and figured out i had forgotten. i now have
a piece of paper with "Close Flightplan" written on it that i stick
onto my steering wheel before i go flying. it has saved me from
forgetting about 4 times...

I file IFR now. That way somebody else closes it.

Hah! You would think so, but I, um, have a friend who has forgotten to close
his IFR flight plan after flying into an uncontrolled field that is out of
radio contact with ATC. :-)

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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Hah! You would think so, but I, um, have a friend who has forgotten
to close his IFR flight plan after flying into an uncontrolled field that
is
out of radio contact with ATC. :-)


Why would one think that someone else would close the flight plan?

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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Hah! You would think so, but I, um, have a friend who has forgotten
to close his IFR flight plan after flying into an uncontrolled field
that
is
out of radio contact with ATC. :-)


Why would one think that someone else would close the flight plan?



I don't know why Mr. Tomblin thought that, but my 'friend' simply forgot.

Paul Folbrecht wrote:
Ok, I did it today, first time ever, after ferrying my newly purchased
152 home. I realized about an hour after landing that I'd forgotten. I
called the FSS and they'd informed me that they'd called the tower who
had confirmed my landing and thus the plan had been closed. I felt like
a complete ass.

How big a deal is this?

Not very big if you land at an airport with a tower.


I'm afraid to ask anybody at my FBO.

The FBO will never know as the first call from FSS will always be to the
tower. If there is no tower then they will call the FBO.


I'm not
gonna get a letter am I??

Nope, you'll never hear another thing about it.

My "trick" was to write "Cancel Flight Plan" on a small plastic baggage
tag - attach it to a small bull clip with a small split ring - the clip it
onto the aircraft overhead door lock/release.

It's never failed me yet.

On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 07:10:17 +1200, Cockpit Colin wrote:

My "trick" was to write "Cancel Flight Plan" on a small plastic baggage
tag - attach it to a small bull clip with a small split ring - the clip it
onto the aircraft overhead door lock/release.

It's never failed me yet.

And the tower can read the tag with binoculars? Seems they still are not
going to be happy to have to read it, to close it.

"Greg Copeland" wrote in message
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And the tower can read the tag with binoculars? Seems they still
are not going to be happy to have to read it, to close it.


The tower doesn't have to read it.

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:59:55 +0000, Steven P. McNicoll wrote:


"Greg Copeland" wrote in message
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And the tower can read the tag with binoculars? Seems they still
are not going to be happy to have to read it, to close it.


The tower doesn't have to read it.

That was a joke. Thusly the smilies that followed.

"Greg Copeland" wrote in message
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That was a joke.


No it wasn't.