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flippyhead | 6 months ago

That was my first thought. There's only so many places you can take it. Though I guess they could also ... hide it in a hangar somewhere?

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mirkules|6 months ago

But don’t all pilots have to lodge their flight plans? Surely hiding a plane in a hangar is not that easy since you would know which airport it is located in.

mrandish|6 months ago

> But don’t all pilots have to lodge their flight plans?

No, they don't. And many municipal airports aren't even manned and, outside of certain areas, aren't under direct air traffic control. I flew in a Cessna with a private pilot who landed at a municipal airport in Los Angeles Country without ever talking to anyone. He just announced his intention to land on the published radio frequency, received no objection (because no one else was around), visually confirmed the runway was clear with a flyby, then lined up on the approach path and landed. I got the sense this is the norm in civil aviation outside of major airports.

wingspar|6 months ago

No. Many flight types do not require flight plans.

gbacon|6 months ago

Although filing a VFR flight plan is an excellent idea so that someone is looking for you in case you don’t show up at your destination, it is optional. ATC receives IFR flight plans only; VFR flight plans go to Search and Rescue.

cpncrunch|6 months ago

It's fairly easy to change a 12V battery, and is covered under elementary maintenance (the owner can do it themselves).