You mean you've never seen someone pick up a cell phone on an airline after landing to call someone to say they landed so they can be met by someone? Ever try to do it in a noisy light airplane cockpit? Ok, how about
To call FSS for a clearance at a non-towered airport where the radio use isn't an option and you don't want to rush to meet the 10-minute void time window.
To call a friend from the ground while taxiing for some reason (I did this one on a mountain training flight - we agreed to call him when we landed at airport B and were ready to depart to meet him at airport C.
In case of an emergency or something similar (Last spring we found a gear problem when flying to visit a friend at his private airstrip in a remote area. No one answered the multicomm so I called fro the air - very helpful.
I'm sure if you think about it, even an old fart can figure out a fee
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