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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Correction on IFR/VFR flight plans
From: paul miller <paul@tbm700.com>
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If you hear "radar contact lost, squawk 1200, frequency change approved" =
then you have no flight following and no emergency services.

Paul
On 2011-07-29, at 3:31 PM, Danny Miller wrote:

> I'm not so sure about that Ron.  If you already have one on file (IFR =
w/VFR
> altitude) and you're getting flight following, why do you need to have =
the
> VFR FP too?
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> Danny Miller
> N 38=B0 43' 25.7"
> W 77=B0 30' 38.6"
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Galbraith [mailto:cfi@instructor.net]=20
> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 7:49 AM
> To: lml@lancaironline.net
> Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Correction on IFR/VFR flight plans
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> Filing a vfr flight plan is still very important for search and rescue =
so
> they know what color airplane, how many people, fuel and contact
> information. =20
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> Ron
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jul 27, 2011, at 7:30 AM, Luke Alcorn <lalcorn@natca.net> wrote:
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>> If you still want to activate a Vfr flight plan you would also need =
to
> file a Vfr flight plan and then open and close it with flight service. =
If
> you are on flight following there is really no reason to also do a Vfr
> flight plan. If you go down the search and rescue timeline is much =
better on
> flight following than FSS waiting until you are 30 minutes overdue at =
your
> destination and then they start looking.=20
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