Yeah, on a similar XC flight with my instructor we were vectored right over Dulles, the moved saved us easily 15-20 minutes and was quite a sight to take in (for a new pilot)! Now I don't hesitate to ask for Bravo clearance for both those reasons.
But the main reason I started reading this thread was to get an answer to a question regarding flight plans... I think I know the answer but I don't want to take any chances;
If you file a flight plan but do not activate it, is there any action you should take? Or does the system simply kick it...
I know this is an outdated thread but I just wanted to share my ridiculous story w P Approach and the SFRA:
I'll try to make it a tad shorter than my NASA report ;)
I was SE of the SFRA on flight following for JYO. I had not filed a SFRA FP because I was planning on an ingress from the...