Nobody uses the long island reporting service. You ask for and get
flight following, it's much more real-time than the LIRS which the FSS
provides.

Jim Macklin wrote:
The NTSB report states that JFK jr. had no contact with ATC
or radio after departing the local control.

He did not avail the services which were available. That
did not cause the accident, but it does indicate that the
CFIs he used did not teach the use of the Long Island Sound
reporting service.



"Steve Foley" wrote in message
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| I don't think (but I have no actual knowledge - haven't
even checked the
| NTSB site) that Jr used this. From what I recall, his
family reported the
| plane was overdue.
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| Squawking didn't trigger S&R, but it helped locate the
wreckage.
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| 2.
| If contact is lost for more than 15 minutes,
Search
| and Rescue will be alerted.
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