"Roger" wrote in message
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On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:32:43 GMT, "Travis Marlatte"
wrote:
SAR is not going to be able to go directly to the point where you went
down.
All they know is when where you started from, where you were going, and
how
you were planning to get there. When SAR is initiated 1/2 hour after you

You are making an optimistic assumption that SAR is going to be
initiated a 1/2 hour after you don't arrive.

I understand. As usual, I over-generalized an important fact in my haste to
make a different point.

To summarize the points that I agree with in this thread:

1) Lat/Longs or other RNAV waypoints are fine for VFR fixes in a flight
plan. Nobody is going to look at them until it's necessary anyway.
2) Lat/Longs or other RNAV waypoints will allow you to fly as directly to
your destination as possible while avoiding obstacles/terain/airspace and
still give ATC and SAR a clear definition of your flight path.
3) Position reports on a VFR flight plan increase the likelyhood of being
found quickly by SAR

Conclusion: None of the above is worth it to me. I sure as heck am not going
to plot out lat/longs and program my GPS with them. Kind of takes the fun
out of flying VFR, doesn't it?
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Travis
Lake N3094P
PWK