"Alan Gerber" wrote in message
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What if you're just a couple of miles from the field but haven't
reported it in sight?


I'm not sure. I wouldn't want to drop from the frequency without flight
following being terminated.


Why not?



If I didn't report it because I didn't see
it, I'd ask for help finding it.


Would you make that request when you were just a couple of miles from the
field, or would you make it a bit earlier than that?



If I didn't report it because I just
dropped from the frequency, what would happen?


Probably nothing. It's not uncommon for VFR pilots to do just that.



Would it trigger S&R procedures?


No. Loss of radio and radar contact in an area where the controller would
expect to have both would trigger a search, but not lass of radio contact
alone.