On 23 Dec 2004 12:20:32 -0500, (Roy Smith) wrote:

As far as I can figure out, all I need to do is call 1-800-WX-BRIEF
before I depart HPN and tell them I want to file an "ADIZ flight
plan". Then I get flight following and as long as I'm talking to
Potomic Approach I'm cool, right?

I haven't had any reason to head south yet, but I think there's more
to it than that. I was flying locally the other day when a plane came
on from the ADIZ. Unicom told him he had to call DC when on the
ground. The pilot was upset, and over the radio said "I was on flight
following, I don't know why they want to talk to me." Unicom had no
idea of course, but he was tracked for some reason.

Flying out from HPN (New York area), you'll need to file the flight
plan as you stated, and when 10 - 20 miles from the ADIZ request to
open your ADIZ flight plan. You'll get a squawk, and I think a
special frequency to communicate on specifically for VFR transitions
through the ADIZ. To be safe, call FSS when you land to close your
plan. If they say it's closed, good. If not, you've saved yourself a
big headache.

Since I don't know where GAI is, I can't help except to say if you
follow the above procedures, you (in theory) should be fine.

Good Luck.
z