VFR position reporting

You can file all of the position reports you want, or not- it won't make any
difference since you are not flying. The majority of planes registered in
the US are equipped with ELT's (look it up), which is why most pilots no
longer need to file position reports. The newer ELT's with GPS interface are
now detectable by SARSAT within the accuracy of the GPS signal.

Viperdoc writes:

You can file all of the position reports you want, or not- it won't make any
difference since you are not flying. The majority of planes registered in
the US are equipped with ELT's (look it up), which is why most pilots no
longer need to file position reports. The newer ELT's with GPS interface are
now detectable by SARSAT within the accuracy of the GPS signal.

Aircraft with plenty of fuel on board will often burst into flames
when they crash, so pilots who still have lots of fuel need not file
position reports.

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As usual, the logic of your argument is flawless. I apologize. My main
computer crashed and I have been working off of my laptop, and I had
neglected to add you to the killfile. It won't happen again.

Mxsmanic,

Aircraft with plenty of fuel on board will often burst into flames
when they crash,


Oh? Factual support?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Computers can spontaneously start electical fires- perhaps in the interests
of safety you should stop posting.

Recently, Mxsmanic posted:

Neil Gould writes:

As to this particular primitive question: there is no need to report
your position to anyone unless you are experiencing some problem,
regardless of whether you have flight following. This should be
obvious, and easy to understand by asking yourself, "Who would care
to know this information?"

Search and rescue teams.

Then, read up on the use of "Mayday", and Bob's your uncle.

Neil

Mxsmanic wrote:
I'm still not clear on the exact procedure for position reports if you
are flying VFR over long distances without flight following. To whom
do you report your position, and what information should it include?
Which positions do you report and how often?


To FSS (Fligh****ch)

Uh... Andrew, you do realize that Flight Watch is a purely weather position
with no other responsibilities, right? Call FSS, yes, call Flight Watch, no.

Bob Gardner

"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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Mxsmanic wrote:
I'm still not clear on the exact procedure for position reports if you
are flying VFR over long distances without flight following. To whom
do you report your position, and what information should it include?
Which positions do you report and how often?


To FSS (Fligh****ch)

On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:33:20 -0800, Bob Gardner wrote:

Uh... Andrew, you do realize that Flight Watch is a purely weather
position with no other responsibilities, right? Call FSS, yes, call Flight
Watch, no.

I've often wondered: why the distinction? Isn't Flight Watch the same set
of people?

- Andrew (a different Andrew)

They all work in the same building and get paid from the same pool of money,
but the last time I visited the Seattle AFSS there was one person at the
Flight Watch position whose sole responsibility it was to answer queries
about the weather on 122.0...s/he worked no other frequency. And his scope
did not have a flight plan screen, as did the other scopes in the room.

Bob Gardner

"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:33:20 -0800, Bob Gardner wrote:

Uh... Andrew, you do realize that Flight Watch is a purely weather
position with no other responsibilities, right? Call FSS, yes, call
Flight
Watch, no.

I've often wondered: why the distinction? Isn't Flight Watch the same set
of people?

- Andrew (a different Andrew)