Narrative:

Due to some morning haze, I filed an IFR flight plan from moore county airport (SOP) to smithfield, johnson county airport (jnx), both in nc. I filed direct to lee NDB then direct to jnx in order to avoid ft bragg MOA and pope AFB. Purpose of flight was to have some avionics work accomplished. A friend requested to ride along with me. He is a very low time private pilot who hasn't piloted an aircraft in over 2 yrs. I was cleared for takeoff and told to contact fay departure. My passenger had never flown in a high performance light aircraft and asked many questions on climb out and in cruise. Because I was distraction, I failed to contact fay departure. I received a call from SOP unicom requesting that I call fay approach, which I did immediately and fay requested I contact rdu approach just as jnx airport came into view. When I landed jnx, unicom requested I contact fay ATC by telephone. I explained my memory lapse and the person I spoke to was very pleasant but explained there were some C130's out there but did not indicate I created any problem with the C130's. I have never had this problem in 21 yrs of flying. However, my personal flying rules will include no cockpit conversation until my aircraft is in cruise flight and all communications have been solidified.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT SMA PLT FAILS TO CONTACT FAY DEP CTL AFTER AN IFR DEP FROM SOP, NC. HE WAS DISTR WITH A PLT PAX ASKING QUESTIONS.

Narrative: DUE TO SOME MORNING HAZE, I FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM MOORE COUNTY ARPT (SOP) TO SMITHFIELD, JOHNSON COUNTY ARPT (JNX), BOTH IN NC. I FILED DIRECT TO LEE NDB THEN DIRECT TO JNX IN ORDER TO AVOID FT BRAGG MOA AND POPE AFB. PURPOSE OF FLT WAS TO HAVE SOME AVIONICS WORK ACCOMPLISHED. A FRIEND REQUESTED TO RIDE ALONG WITH ME. HE IS A VERY LOW TIME PVT PLT WHO HASN'T PILOTED AN ACFT IN OVER 2 YRS. I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF AND TOLD TO CONTACT FAY DEP. MY PAX HAD NEVER FLOWN IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE LIGHT ACFT AND ASKED MANY QUESTIONS ON CLBOUT AND IN CRUISE. BECAUSE I WAS DISTR, I FAILED TO CONTACT FAY DEP. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM SOP UNICOM REQUESTING THAT I CALL FAY APCH, WHICH I DID IMMEDIATELY AND FAY REQUESTED I CONTACT RDU APCH JUST AS JNX ARPT CAME INTO VIEW. WHEN I LANDED JNX, UNICOM REQUESTED I CONTACT FAY ATC BY TELEPHONE. I EXPLAINED MY MEMORY LAPSE AND THE PERSON I SPOKE TO WAS VERY PLEASANT BUT EXPLAINED THERE WERE SOME C130'S OUT THERE BUT DID NOT INDICATE I CREATED ANY PROB WITH THE C130'S. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROB IN 21 YRS OF FLYING. HOWEVER, MY PERSONAL FLYING RULES WILL INCLUDE NO COCKPIT CONVERSATION UNTIL MY ACFT IS IN CRUISE FLT AND ALL COMS HAVE BEEN SOLIDIFIED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.