With ADS-B, do we really need to ATC interaction through the ADIZ?

[k9medic]

I got to thinking about the subject line on my flight back from the Bahamas this Sunday.

I had an IFR plan on file and took off from MYAT headed to Fort Pierce. There was a decent cloud deck that limited my ability to climb to altitude without a clearance. Miami usually pick me up at around 5000' and I knew that climb was not going to happen.

As I flew towards the US, I continually tried to raise Miami. As I got closer to Freeport, I tried them as well. Calls to Miami Radio were also unanswered. The weather had me deviating a little farther north than I wanted to go and I was stuck under a solid deck at 1500'.

The closer I got to the ADIZ, the more concerned I became. I had a flight plan on file, ATC could most likely see who I was and I was not doing anything strange (other than flying at 1500')

I finally raised Palm Beach appr. when I was about 30nm off the coast. They gave me a code and I went on my way.

With ADS-B becoming mandatory, are flight plans for the purpose of transiting the ADIZ really necessary?

 

[sarangan]

I suspect flight plans will continue to be required because ADS-B does not tell them who is flying the airplane. Possibly a security issue.

 

[EdFred]

Also, with some units you can punch in any tail number or flight ID you want for every flight.

 

[Computerjim]

A flight plan with ADCUS in the remarks or an IFR flight plan. in my experience the best way is to get in tough with ATC as soon as possible before crossing the ADZ. I have used flight service as a relay on occasion.

 

[John Collins]

ADS-B or a mode S transponder indicates what the N number is, but not who the pilot is and not where you are going.

Sec. 99.11 ADIZ flight plan requirements.
(a) No person may operate an aircraft into, within, or from a departure point within an ADIZ, unless the person files, activates, and closes a flight plan with the appropriate aeronautical facility, or is otherwise authorized by air traffic control.
(b) Unless ATC authorizes an abbreviated flight plan—
(1) A flight plan for IFR flight must contain the information specified in §91.169; and
(2) A flight plan for VFR flight must contain the information specified in §91.153(a) (1) through (6).

Sec. 91.153 VFR flight plan: Information required.
(a) Information required. Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, each person filing a VFR flight plan shall include in it the following information:
(1) The aircraft identification number and, if necessary, its radio call sign.
(2) The type of the aircraft or, in the case of a formation flight, the type of each aircraft and the number of aircraft in the formation.
(3) The full name and address of the pilot in command or, in the case of a formation flight, the formation commander.
(4) The point and proposed time of departure.
(5) The proposed route, cruising altitude (or flight level), and true airspeed at that altitude.
(6) The point of first intended landing and the estimated elapsed time until over that point.