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If you need to cancel your IFR flight plan after you land at a non-towered airport, and you can't reach Center on the radio, what's the best number to call?
The Instrument Flying Handbook isn't much help. It just says this:
The one time I've needed to do this, I phoned FSS at 800-WXBRIEF --this was easy because I could remember the phone number, and it did work, but it seemed a bit indirect because they just put me on hold while they phoned ATC to relay my request. Would it be better to phone some ATC number instead?
The Instrument Flying Handbook isn't much help. It just says this:
If operating on an IFR flight plan to an airport without an operating control tower, the pilot is responsible for cancelling the flight plan. This can be done by telephone after landing if there is no operating FSS or other means of direct communications with ATC.
This doesn't tell you which number to call, or even whom to call.
The one time I've needed to do this, I phoned FSS at 800-WXBRIEF --this was easy because I could remember the phone number, and it did work, but it seemed a bit indirect because they just put me on hold while they phoned ATC to relay my request. Would it be better to phone some ATC number instead?