Pilot departing IFR from uncontrolled airport picks up clearance by telephone, feels that clearance valid time (10 minutes) is inadequate and unsafe.

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Attributes
ACN	113805
Time
Date	198906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sky
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 630 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	113805
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Contacted cleveland FSS by phone for a last minute 'void time' clearance. I was only given 10 minutes to be in the air. This made me hurry to take off, and I just felt this rush was unsafe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT DEPARTING IFR FROM UNCONTROLLED ARPT PICKS UP CLRNC BY TELEPHONE, FEELS THAT CLRNC VALID TIME (10 MINUTES) IS INADEQUATE AND UNSAFE.

Narrative: CONTACTED CLEVELAND FSS BY PHONE FOR A LAST MINUTE 'VOID TIME' CLRNC. I WAS ONLY GIVEN 10 MINUTES TO BE IN THE AIR. THIS MADE ME HURRY TO TAKE OFF, AND I JUST FELT THIS RUSH WAS UNSAFE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.