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filing with DUATS
Anyone experiencing problems with this? Aside from the ADIZ and TFR crap.
I filed an IFR from LVK to SAC yesterday via duats and the clearance never came available. The tower told me that only about half of the flight plans filed via DUATS come up. I found it strange. Back in 1999 when I was flying a C-340 for a guy, 80% of my IFR plans were filed via DUATS and never had a problem. I am wondering if this is something new or if I have just been lucky in the past. -John *You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North American* |
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Ditch wrote:
Anyone experiencing problems with this? Aside from the ADIZ and TFR crap. I filed an IFR from LVK to SAC yesterday via duats and the clearance never came available. The tower told me that only about half of the flight plans filed via DUATS come up. I haven't filed a flight plan in nearly five years (sigh), but prior to that I filed 50+ a year for 6 years straight and never had one lost. The line about losing half of the flight plans is likely a very gross exaggeration, unless the system has went downhill very fast since I last flew. I found it strange. Back in 1999 when I was flying a C-340 for a guy, 80% of my IFR plans were filed via DUATS and never had a problem. I am wondering if this is something new or if I have just been lucky in the past. Could be a change, but that seems unlikely and nobody has complained about DUATS here lately. Matt |
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Ditch wrote:
Anyone experiencing problems with this? Aside from the ADIZ and TFR crap. I filed an IFR from LVK to SAC yesterday via duats and the clearance never came available. The tower told me that only about half of the flight plans filed via DUATS come up. I have filed IFR via DUATS departing RHV about a dozen times in the last few months during my instrument training, and have never had one not be available. I have also found that release times are much more expeditious when Norcal is expecting you. One caveat is I try to allow at least an hour between filing and departing. Both IFR and VFR flight plans seem to require about an hour to "trickle through" the system. Ross Oliver |
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"Ditch" wrote in message ... Anyone experiencing problems with this? Aside from the ADIZ and TFR crap. I filed an IFR from LVK to SAC yesterday via duats and the clearance never came available. The tower told me that only about half of the flight plans filed via DUATS come up. I found it strange. Back in 1999 when I was flying a C-340 for a guy, 80% of my IFR plans were filed via DUATS and never had a problem. I am wondering if this is something new or if I have just been lucky in the past. I've filed a dozen or so IFR flight plans via DUATS in the last 6 months and have not had any of them lost. Well, except for the one that I miscalculated a GMT which resulted in the plan being filed for "tomorrow" Cheers, John Clonts Temple, Texas N7NZ |
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"Ditch" wrote in message ... Aside from the ADIZ and TFR crap. Enjoy the privilege - there are those who have-not. On post, it would appear that flight plans get lost for a number of reasons. We have heard about this especially with ADIZ flight plans. Any chance that your first fix is near or in another ATC facility boundary. Your flight plan might be routed to the wrong facility based upon that. Just a thought. Bob |
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"Ditch" wrote:
Anyone experiencing problems with this? I've never had DUATS drop a flight plan. I use it to file about 50% of the time. -- Dan C172RG at BFM (remove pants to reply by email) |
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ya this started happening to me a few weeks ago, so now after I file on duats, I
select review flight plan, if its not there I just call FSS and file Ditch wrote: Anyone experiencing problems with this? Aside from the ADIZ and TFR crap. I filed an IFR from LVK to SAC yesterday via duats and the clearance never came available. The tower told me that only about half of the flight plans filed via DUATS come up. I found it strange. Back in 1999 when I was flying a C-340 for a guy, 80% of my IFR plans were filed via DUATS and never had a problem. I am wondering if this is something new or if I have just been lucky in the past. -John *You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North American* |
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I dont think they are getting lost, but they are just not being saved to the
system. after you file next time, choose the review flight plan and see if its there. Ditch wrote: Anyone experiencing problems with this? Aside from the ADIZ and TFR crap. I filed an IFR from LVK to SAC yesterday via duats and the clearance never came available. The tower told me that only about half of the flight plans filed via DUATS come up. I found it strange. Back in 1999 when I was flying a C-340 for a guy, 80% of my IFR plans were filed via DUATS and never had a problem. I am wondering if this is something new or if I have just been lucky in the past. -John *You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North American* |
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I dont think they are getting lost, but they are just not being saved to the
system. after you file next time, choose the review flight plan and see if its there. I'll do that...thanks. I just found it weird what the tower told me. -John *You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North American* |
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John Clonts wrote:
"Ditch" wrote in message ... Anyone experiencing problems with this? Aside from the ADIZ and TFR crap. I filed an IFR from LVK to SAC yesterday via duats and the clearance never came available. The tower told me that only about half of the flight plans filed via DUATS come up. I found it strange. Back in 1999 when I was flying a C-340 for a guy, 80% of my IFR plans were filed via DUATS and never had a problem. I am wondering if this is something new or if I have just been lucky in the past. I've filed a dozen or so IFR flight plans via DUATS in the last 6 months and have not had any of them lost. Well, except for the one that I miscalculated a GMT which resulted in the plan being filed for "tomorrow" Yes, I've done similar as well. However, I don't consider that to be a "system" problem. :-) Matt |
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