Thanks a lot for all the tips
First of all it seems that the e-mail address of the NCU which I mentioned in my first post seems to be incorrect. It should be [email protected] , apparently it changed from 'hmce' to 'hmrc' a few years ago. Also the phone number is n/a as they do no advise of receipt of forms.
I know it is possible to file your flight plan at the airfield with fax but as IO540 already mentioned it is much easier to prepare the day before and call them a few hours before you leave to check the flight plan is accepted. Determine that your flight plan has vanished once you are airborne so you have to file it in flight while trying to navigate in unfamiliar airspace is something I try to avoid.
Anyway, as some of you already noticed, it was not worth the effort to sign up for the AFPEX. I reviewed the application form and there seems to be no field to add the country you're living in, only the address. It didn't attract my attention yesterday because I was able to select that I was a holder of a non CAA licence and had to send in addition with the form a scanned copy of my licence. So probably no AFPEX for me, not because I have no CAA licence but because I'm not an UK citizen.
I have sent the question to Belgocontrol whether they accept flight plans for flights between 2 countries other than Belgium but still waiting for an answer. In case they don't, I will consider to purchase Homebriefing as it seems to be quite reliable.
Last edited by torob; 19th May 2010 at 22:16.