"Denny" wrote in message
ups.com...
Didn't the "Welcome to the Lockheed Martin ........ phone greeting tip
you
off? It went private months ago.
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Ahhh haaa, I thought something was different, like the government was
getting a sense of humor or something... I live in my own little world
and externals don't intrude much... Actually, the instant that Lansing
center picks up with a click I automatically hit #1, and don't hear the
greeting... The other thing is that the past few years I have been on
a kick of avoiding Big Brother as much as possible... Only filing IFR
when forced to... Otherwise, just getting my own weather and going off
on my own without talking to ATC.. This trip I will save a half hour
of fuel each way and get the scenic ride across the Lake by filing a
flight plan instead of going West of Detroit to avoid Canada., so it's
worth the effort of asking big brother for permission...

Anyway, just filed for the trip VFR... Briefer seemed happy,
presumeably the radar operator at center will be happy because there
will be a squawk next to my blip, so HSA will happy, the military will
be happy, and presumeably the NSA is happy with my phone calling
patterns... A win-win all around...

denny

I am with you. I live in an area where there are frequent TFR's. I use
DUATs for the initial check and then call FSS if I need to file. (I still
don't trust filing with DUATs, had too many flight plans lost.)

Allen