Flight Plans
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:07 pm
OK, even though microlights don't often file flight plans (if ever), I might not get far with question. Anyway, I'll try.
I was under the impression that you ONLY need to file a flight plan under one of the following requirements.
A) If you are flying from Controlled to controlled airspaces.
B) If you are flying from either controlled to uncontrolled and need SAR, or vice versa.
This them means, lets say for eg, you are flying Richards bay to PMB. So, you load up your super-long-range tanks, and head off. On the way, you are craving a smoke, or just want to pop in to "that farmens house" ofr coffee. This naturally means that you are then going to be MORE than 5 mins late at reporting points, and certainly late at your dest. Does this mean that before you know it, you're gonna have the SA airforce trying to slow down enough next to you on their SAR??? If you are flying from uncontrolled to controlled, do you actually have to have one, (assuming that you are aware of the fact that you have requested NIL SAR??
I was under the impression that you ONLY need to file a flight plan under one of the following requirements.
A) If you are flying from Controlled to controlled airspaces.
B) If you are flying from either controlled to uncontrolled and need SAR, or vice versa.
This them means, lets say for eg, you are flying Richards bay to PMB. So, you load up your super-long-range tanks, and head off. On the way, you are craving a smoke, or just want to pop in to "that farmens house" ofr coffee. This naturally means that you are then going to be MORE than 5 mins late at reporting points, and certainly late at your dest. Does this mean that before you know it, you're gonna have the SA airforce trying to slow down enough next to you on their SAR??? If you are flying from uncontrolled to controlled, do you actually have to have one, (assuming that you are aware of the fact that you have requested NIL SAR??