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Originally Posted by pilotnate23  Remember there are pilots out there that forget to report their downtime...a situation I've been in before at my last facility. Maybe that situation was just a subtle reminder to cancel your flight plan. Controllers want safety above all else, but we also have the responsibility of keeping things expeditious for everyone involved. Asking if you want to cancel in the air keeps us from putting the guy behind you in holding while we wait for a downtime on a day when the visibility is unlimited and there isn't a cloud in the sky. If you've ever been put in holding at the end of your flight while someone before you is keeping all of that airspace to him/herself, you know what I mean (FYI I've been in this situation on both sides of the mic). However, it is nice to know that all that airspace has been sanitized of IFR traffic for you. Not trying to take sides, just pointing out both sides of this topic. Hope it helps!
- LL |
Thanks for the input. I do like and appreciate the controllers and what they do for us. Maybe I should of said that ALL of my IFR has been in IFR conditions. If the weather is VFR I have either returned flight following or cancel once VFR. When traveling Part91 I have never flown an approach in VFR. Mostly because the VOR is a major practice area for a local flight school and with the fatal accident there last year I keep away from it as much as possible in VFR. Maybe I should for the practice, but here in OH I have seem to be getting actual enough for me.
Safe Flights!