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St. Stephen, Kim & Lacy Ames wrote:

> When it comes to Flight Following and Filing a Flight Plan it seems 
> like you have to utilize both for real security...using both would 
> seem give you the best of both worlds...

That's my opinion.

Besides why not?

Pilot reports are great--very helpful to other pilots.  You file
them with flight service (if you're getting flight following,
"request off frequency to flight service").  And while you file
your pirep, you can update your flight plan with a position
report (and a changed ETA if necessary *grin*).

Position reports make flight plans more useful for SAR.  Might
be superfluous while receiving radar services but as you say,
the controller might have to terminate those services.

> S&R would search your filed flight plan but FF can
> tell them the last reported position to greatly narrow a search...
> But do they work together in these areas?...

Yes.

>...Haven't used FF yet, attempted 2 times
> to contact on x/c but there was so much talking on the channel 
> I said screw it as I couldn't get a word in edge wise...

Always worth asking, but typically when the freq. is so busy
you can't get a word in edgewise they're too busy for flight
following.

Unless it's NY Approach God Bless 'em.

With time and experience, your idea of "can't get a word in
edgewise" changes.

Snowbird


