Yep agree with you there, I just find it odd that when its still a problem they are effectively discouraging one avenue. Certainly the method of choice will have to become termination in the air.
It riles though that when you are away from a computer and need to file a flight plan that you will have to use an 0900 number. Yes you can file in the air but in the past when I was doing navigation training, Controllers certainly made you feel like a pain in the arse for doing so.
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