Originally Posted by shdw

I encourage everyone saying things like "I can't see them doing it," "it doesn't seem likely," "I wouldn't report you," etc to read this:



Let me ask you this. Imagine you were doing 75 in a 65 and drove by something you thought was a speed trap camera on the highway. Now imagine there is a NASA reporting system for cars, where if you report your speeding in this zone you won't have legal action taken. A buddy of yours, a cop says, "don't worry the cameras only send tickets for people going over 15 mph over the speed limit."

Now you have two options, listen to your buddy who didn't program the particular camera and has no material assets (including dollars/jail time) to lose by giving you faulty advice. Option two is take 5 minutes to fill out a form so if they give you a ticket you don't get in trouble.

Is 5 minutes of time really worth a possible violation? You have absolutely nothing to lose by filling out the report, all you do is gain a big safety net should things go south.

I personally tell my students to print some out and carry them in your flight bag in letters that are pre filled out. If you feel you might be at risk of a violation, sit down and fill it out to mail it that day. I have 3 in my flight bag ready to go at all times. Better safe than stupid.