i have gotten lazy in my old age and just glance at fltplan.com so i can say i got something official. i usually already know what to expect based on aviationweather.gov and the MOS forecasts. i usually check tfr.faa.gov to see if there is anything going on
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/forecast/graphics/MEX/index.html~~~~~Tony, what's MOS?
The problem with an abbreviated briefing is if something does happen, the FAA is going to ask, did you know everything about the flight? If you're on record asking for an abbreviated briefing, then you didn't. You can claim that you looked it all up on your home computer, but without DUATS, its just a claim with no substantiation.
~~~~~Tony, what's MOS?