Forgot to close flight plan

"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!!"

At least your scheduled sex change hadn't been done yet.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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"Paul Folbrecht" wrote in message
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Thanks to all who responded thus far. Let's end this thread.

(Guess the cosmetic surgery and name change this afternoon were a bit of
overkill. Oh well.)


Are you running for President?

"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.

Paul Folbrecht wrote:
Ok, I did it today, first time ever, after ferrying my newly purchased
152 home. I realized about an hour after landing that I'd forgotten. I
called the FSS and they'd informed me that they'd called the tower who
had confirmed my landing and thus the plan had been closed. I felt like
a complete ass.

How big a deal is this?

Not very big if you land at an airport with a tower.


I'm afraid to ask anybody at my FBO.

The FBO will never know as the first call from FSS will always be to the
tower. If there is no tower then they will call the FBO.


I'm not
gonna get a letter am I??

Nope, you'll never hear another thing about it.

"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, ..."

First of all, it is spelled hangAr.

Second of all, simply put your car keys (and cell phone) in a Ziploc bag
with a 3x5 card inside saying "close your flight plan". The first thing
a person does usually when done putting away the plane is drive home
and/or call family.

Finally, consider using flight following, much better system than flight
plans, unless you live in Alaska.



"BTIZ" wrote in
newsu7bc.68102$1I5.37597@fed1read01:

The first step when a flight plan is not closed (overdue) is a
communications search. It's easy.. check the tower on the destination
field. If no tower or tower is closed, check the FBO or local approach
control to see if they remember you.
They may even call the phone number you leave on the flight plan. I
give my last name and "on file with name of FBO".

If that fails, a ramp check, the local police will be dispatched to
check every aircraft on the ramp for your tail number. If it's in a
closed hanger that makes it tougher. Meanwhile a query may be made to
the ELT monitoring agencies for any thing along your route of flight.

Of course, now your N-number is "remembered" by the FSS. It is
possible that if a pattern develops you may be visited by the local
FSDO. If a search is launched that may turn out to be unwarranted, you
may receive a bill for it as a reminder to close the flight plan.

Normally a pilot remembers after the once, you did call in an hour
late, they normally give you 30 min before they called the tower.

BT

"Paul Folbrecht" wrote in message
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Ok, I did it today, first time ever, after ferrying my newly
purchased 152 home. I realized about an hour after landing that I'd
forgotten. I called the FSS and they'd informed me that they'd
called the tower who had confirmed my landing and thus the plan had
been closed. I felt like a complete ass.

How big a deal is this? I'm afraid to ask anybody at my FBO. I'm
not gonna get a letter am I??

dfdffsdf wrote:

First of all, it is spelled hangAr.

Second of all, simply put your car keys (and cell phone) in a Ziploc bag
with a 3x5 card inside saying "close your flight plan". The first thing
a person does usually when done putting away the plane is drive home
and/or call family.



Does this mean I have to take the plane key off my car key ring? No way
the phone goes in the bag, it gets plugged into the intercom so I can
use it during the flight.

In article mPobc.63787$JO3.38726@attbi_s04,
Newps wrote:

dfdffsdf wrote:

First of all, it is spelled hangAr.

Second of all, simply put your car keys (and cell phone) in a Ziploc bag
with a 3x5 card inside saying "close your flight plan". The first thing
a person does usually when done putting away the plane is drive home
and/or call family.



Does this mean I have to take the plane key off my car key ring? No way
the phone goes in the bag, it gets plugged into the intercom so I can
use it during the flight.


It is illegal to use cell phones in flight (unless in an emergency). It
has to do with the phone at altitude activating multiple cellphone
receivers at once.