Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Matthew S. Whiting" wrote in message
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I imagine a scenario where a human error (forgetfulness, which we all
experience) could allow a delayed SAR initiation, whereas a reminder
from the computer could prevent that. However, now that Steven
mentioned the flight strip still being there, I want to hear more about
how that works.



There's not much more to tell. The strip is the controller's source of
information on any particular flight. The actions he takes with that flight
will be hand written on the strip. As long as the controller has
responsibility for a flight he will have a strip on it, he discards it when
the aircraft leaves his airspace or cancels. If an aircraft is cleared for
an approach to an untowered field but fails to cancel, the strip will remain
there.



What does the controller do with the strip when an airplane lands at a
tower equipped airport? If he/she discards the strip manually, then
that is taking an action. It isn't an action to close the flight plan,
but nonetheless, it is an action taken upon completion of the flight.
It wasn't clear earlier in the thread that ANYTHING was done upon
completion of an IFR flight into a tower equipped airport or a non-tower
airport for that matter.


Matt