New FSS Policy

But if they are just going to call the number several times until I answer
or close my flight plan they are wasting their time.

I wan them to wait a reasonable amount of time after my ETA and then call
whatever number I give them and if I or someone that knows I landed doesn't
answer I want them to call out the SAR.


"Marco Leon" mmleon(at)yahoo.com wrote in message
...
Well, I was responding to the post about the fear of having the wife
getting
histerical because of the call from the FSS. I am assuming (maybe
incorrectly) that the FSS will attempt to call you cell number more than
once if they don't get you. After all, that's the only phone number on the
flight plan.

A freind of mine once forgot to close his VFR flight plan landing at an
uncontrolled field with only a payphone for "facilities." The FSS wound up
calling the town's public works maintenance department to verify he was on
the ground. Leaving his cell number would have probably averted that
situation.

Marco Leon

"Kyler Laird" wrote in message
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".Blueskies." writes:


"Marco Leon" mmleon(at)yahoo.com wrote in message
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So now you know--give them your cell phone number!

So who has a cell phone?

...and how would putting your cell phone number on a flight
plan help in the event that the flight plan actually has to
be used for its intended purpose?

Can it just be left blank?

--kyler



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On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 15:43:27 -0600, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote:

But if they are just going to call the number several times until I answer
or close my flight plan they are wasting their time.

I wan them to wait a reasonable amount of time after my ETA and then call
whatever number I give them and if I or someone that knows I landed doesn't
answer I want them to call out the SAR.

I landed at Gainesville GA around midnight. Every thing was closed. A
car had been left for us. We signed in at a motel and I *tried* to
call FSS. The phones were out. So, I spent the next hour and a half
driving around until I finally found a phone that worked. That made
my call about 4 hours late.

FSS: Hello
Me: I'd like to close my flight plan. Sorry about being late, but I
couldn't find a phone that works around here.
FSS. No problem. You say you're late?
Me: yah, by about 4 hours.
FSS: Hmmm I guess you would call that a bit late. Thanks for calling
to close the flight plan.

Apparently different parts of the country place differing emphasis on
being late.

In all fairness this was also about 10 years ago.

OTOH we flew into BJC (Jefferson County, Boulder Colorado) snaking our
way around some really nasty stuff. Tornados, soft ball size hail
(which did a few million dollars worth of damage just to roofs).

We were a tad late due to the weather, but only by about 15 to 20
minutes. The guy at FSS really chewed me out for not calling to tell
them I'd be late.

Mountains at night, storms in the day, different responses from
different areas.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com


"Marco Leon" mmleon(at)yahoo.com wrote in message
...
Well, I was responding to the post about the fear of having the wife
getting
histerical because of the call from the FSS. I am assuming (maybe
incorrectly) that the FSS will attempt to call you cell number more than
once if they don't get you. After all, that's the only phone number on the
flight plan.

A freind of mine once forgot to close his VFR flight plan landing at an
uncontrolled field with only a payphone for "facilities." The FSS wound up
calling the town's public works maintenance department to verify he was on
the ground. Leaving his cell number would have probably averted that
situation.

Marco Leon

"Kyler Laird" wrote in message
...
".Blueskies." writes:


"Marco Leon" mmleon(at)yahoo.com wrote in message
...
So now you know--give them your cell phone number!

So who has a cell phone?

...and how would putting your cell phone number on a flight
plan help in the event that the flight plan actually has to
be used for its intended purpose?

Can it just be left blank?

--kyler



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