Forgot to close flight plan

im in australia but same things happen.
ive somehow forgotten twice...both times they rang the number on the
flight plan (flight school) and figured out i had forgotten. i now have
a piece of paper with "Close Flightplan" written on it that i stick
onto my steering wheel before i go flying. it has saved me from
forgetting about 4 times...


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i now have
a piece of paper with "Close Flightplan" written on it that i stick
onto my steering wheel

Change wris****ch from left hand to right

all the best -- Dan Ford
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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i now have
a piece of paper with "Close Flightplan" written on it that i stick
onto my steering wheel

Change wris****ch from left hand to right

A couple of my favorite airports have a sign at the exit saying "Have you
closed your flight plan?"

They should have another one a few feet past that one that says "DOH!!"

tie string on finger..

now what was that string for?

BT

"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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i now have
a piece of paper with "Close Flightplan" written on it that i stick
onto my steering wheel

Change wris****ch from left hand to right

all the best -- Dan Ford
email: -- put Cubdriver in subject line!

see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com
and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com

In a previous article, kat said:
flight plan (flight school) and figured out i had forgotten. i now have
a piece of paper with "Close Flightplan" written on it that i stick
onto my steering wheel before i go flying. it has saved me from
forgetting about 4 times...

I file IFR now. That way somebody else closes it.


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"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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In a previous article, kat said:
flight plan (flight school) and figured out i had forgotten. i now have
a piece of paper with "Close Flightplan" written on it that i stick
onto my steering wheel before i go flying. it has saved me from
forgetting about 4 times...

I file IFR now. That way somebody else closes it.

Hah! You would think so, but I, um, have a friend who has forgotten to close
his IFR flight plan after flying into an uncontrolled field that is out of
radio contact with ATC. :-)

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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Hah! You would think so, but I, um, have a friend who has forgotten
to close his IFR flight plan after flying into an uncontrolled field that
is
out of radio contact with ATC. :-)


Why would one think that someone else would close the flight plan?

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
news

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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Hah! You would think so, but I, um, have a friend who has forgotten
to close his IFR flight plan after flying into an uncontrolled field
that
is
out of radio contact with ATC. :-)


Why would one think that someone else would close the flight plan?



I don't know why Mr. Tomblin thought that, but my 'friend' simply forgot.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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I don't know why Mr. Tomblin thought that, but my 'friend' simply forgot.


Mr. Tomblin said he files IFR because somebody else closes the flight plan
that way, it was you that wrote; "Hah! You would think so, ..."

if you are IFR and complete an IFR approach to a "towered" filed, when the
tower is open, the TOWER automatically cancels your IFR when you taxi clear
of the runway

BT

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
ink.net...

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
...

I don't know why Mr. Tomblin thought that, but my 'friend' simply
forgot.


Mr. Tomblin said he files IFR because somebody else closes the flight plan
that way, it was you that wrote; "Hah! You would think so, ..."