But up in nth Qld I've been cancelling SAR with Brisbane centre, In fact almost everyone up here does it.. with no complains..
We're obviously in very different parts of North Queensland ...
Been told many times by BN CEN to contact FW on HF (don't have it) or by phone (where I fly, NextG is marginal or non-existent on the ground in many places). I always thought putting a flight plan in would make it easier for them, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
On the other hand, one good thing has come out of it - I bought a LightSpeed Zulu and extension aerial for the phone, and now I can contact FW (and everyone else :-) by phone once I'm in the air.