Originally Posted by
mcluving
if the FAA EVER think that i got too many hours and suspects fraud, i need to find a way to prove its validity.
Years ago I flew a lot of hours in the military flying clubs which required we open and close a flight plan with the FAA. I doubt the FAA will audit it but it should be on record with FSS if they ever question "validity". If the question ever came up in an interview you can tell them you filed, opened and closed a flight plan for every flight so go knock yourself out!
Heck, the government was eventually able to find "lost IRS emails" so they shouldn't have a problem finding filed flight plans!