The point is that in some parts of the country, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Nebraska for example, all airports with IFR
traffic above a few dozen per week, have remote ATC
frequencies. At other airports with sporadic IFR levels
that justify an IFR approach but not maintaining a remote
ATC outlet, there will rarely be more than one or two
operations per hour at any airport. The only time you don't
have time to land and walk inside to a telephone [if your
cell doesn't work] is if there is another aircraft waiting
for you to cancel so they can depart or land. If they are
in-flight, they will be happy to forward your cancellation
to ATC. If ATC has a strip for a waiting departure or
arrival, they will usually say so and ask for the quickest
cancellation and give instructions.
Often, departing aircraft will be able to depart in Class G
airspace under VFR at such remote uncontrolled airports.
When they are in radar contact with separation from the
other traffic, they will be issued a clearance.
VFR flight plans need to be cancelled within 30 minutes of
the ETA as amended, IFR has the same S&R time frame for
beginning a communications search. But you certainly have
five or ten minutes to land and taxi in and call on the
land-line.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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"Brien K. Meehan" wrote in message
oups.com...
| This is the first time I've heard anyone say there's no
big hurry.
|
| I guess it depends on your location and the associated
amount of
| traffic and ATC workload. In my neighborhood, there is
ALWAYS traffic
| waiting. In fact, there's too much traffic get ATC to
wait for a
| relay.
|
| Also, in my neighborhood, you get a 2 minute departure
window with an
| IFR clearance. If you ask for 3 minutes, you still get 2
minutes. If
| you ask for 5 minutes, you're told to call back when
you're ready to
| depart.
|