Stimbo wrote:

I, of course, know that I can simply FILE IFR from the get-go and just
not activate it until I need it. However NJ to FL is a 9-hour flight
in a Cessna 172 plus 2 stops totalling 10 to 12 hours. I don't
remember how long the IFR plan stays active in the system (3 hours?)
before it's dropped. I guess this procedure makes me file every time
I make a fuel/potty stop.

Do you mean that during the fuel/potty stop you need to file a flight plan? For
a multi-leg trip, I file all the plans, one for each leg, before I leave home.

I like the COMPOSITE flight plan idea. I had sorta forgotten about
it. I need to read more about it. Is this easy to
implement/activate?

I know some people like composite flight plans. I don't. I say if you want two
flight plans, just file two flight plans, one VFR for the VFR part of the route
and one IFR for the IFR part of the route. Less confusing for everyone, IMO.


Thanks to SNOWBIRD (Sydney) for such great detail and your anecdotes.

Yeah, isn't she cool?

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Dave