Do I have to file?

To fly IFR in controlled airspace you must have a clearance.

To have a clearance you have to file for it.

You can file by phone, computer or radio, but you must file it.

Radio can be to the FSS... or to an ATC controller. Depending on the
local ATC environment and workload, the local tower MAY accept and enter
a requested flight plan into the system, or they MAY NOT.

My question is.. to conduct this flight, you need to essentially have a
weather and tfr briefing to familiarize yourself will all information
pertinent to the flight. That is able to be accomplished with DUATS or
with a phone call to the FSS.

Once you are done with a brief, they can file your briefed route as a
plan. If you are a US certed pilot, you most likely can use DUATS. It
seems the most reasonable thing to do is to prepare ahead of time, file
the plan, then get clearance when you are ready to depart, rather than
impose on the local controllers to do your work for you.

Dave

smf wrote:
If I want to go from Hollywood N. Perry (HWO) to Tamiami (TMB) Do I have to
file a IFR flt plan if I want to go IFR. Is it possible to pick up a (local)
ifr?


thanks


Steve