Peter R. wrote:


I ask this because I occasionally will arrive at the airport and
preflight
much earlier than I anticipated, then call for my clearance only to
discover that ATC cannot find my flight plan. It then dawns on me
that I
am attempting to get my clearance earlier than 1/2 hour prior to my
estimated departure time, which means the flight plan is not yet
available
to the controller.

piggybacking - Peter R's post did not appear on my server

I filed both these plans more than two hours prior to departure time,
and did not attempt to leave early.

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Dan
C172RG at BFM