My biggest surprise from the previous thread was the aversion many people had to putting in a flight plan or even note.
How hard is it to look at your calculated ETIs, work out how long lunch will take and say, I should be back at 1530. Tell that to the front desk. In addition, how hard is it to jump on NAIPs or ring up the briefing office and lodge a basic flight plan with a SARTIME.
I was surprised that there seemed like a large majority of people who just didn't feel the need. I personally wouldn't feel comfortable going flying without someone knowing where I was going and when I should be back. And I don't like doing cross country flying without a flight plan and a SARTIME so that if the worst does happen, someone knows where to look.
It takes two seconds and in my eyes helps any SAR effort. Am I being too conservative and a bit naive?