Am I wrong that one needs to file a flight plan to enter the US from Canada
these post-9/11 days?

The US/Canada border isn't an ADIZ, though, so it's not required to be in
touch with ATC while crossing the border, is it?


"Nomen Nescio" ] wrote in message
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From: "Henry Kisor"

The long and short of the answers I have received is
"Maybe, but not likely." I'll have my evasive pilot (not a terrorist but
a
good guy on a mercy mission of sorts) file a flight plan, cross the lake
at
a reasonable altitude, have "engine trouble" and land well short of his
posted point of arrival to offload his cargo before the sheriff arrives.

Your pilot could also file an inaccurate flight plan, or no flight plan,
land at an uncontrolled
but active airfield, dump his cargo, and immediately takeoff and blend in
with other traffic
to disappear and go flying off into the sunset. A quick change of N
numbers wouldn't hurt,
either.

Another possibility would be to have a couple of pilot/accomplices on this
side of the pond.
They all converge, shuffle directions, and fly off with ATC unsure as to
who is who.

Your pilot might also use a modified car radar detector to help him
"thread the needle" of
radar coverage.(It's been done).

The point is that I don't think you absolutely MUST abandon the "covert
flight" premise for
the "engine trouble" premise to keep it realistic.

Good luck