A CESSNA PLT REPOSITIONING HIS ACFT WAS APPARENTLY ASSUMED TO BE AN 'ANGEL FLT' FROM THE TIME HE FILED HIS FLT PLAN WITH THE FSS UNTIL HE ARRIVED AT HIS DEST; WHERE HE WAS MET BY POLICE.

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I WAS GNDED WITH ALL OTHER ACFT ON 9/WED/01 AT XXX; US. AFTER HEARING THAT FLTS WOULD POSSIBLY RESUME ON WED EVENING; I CALLED THE FSS AND ASK IF THERE WAS ANY POSSIBILITY TO RELOCATE MY ACFT TO ZZZ TO TRY TO ORGANIZE EITHER A RED CROSS OR ANGEL FLT MISSION. MY PASSENGERS HAD ELECTED TO DRIVE BACK TO ATLANTA AND TOLD ME THE COMPANY WOULD PROVIDE OUR ACFT FOR A HUMANITARIAN MISSION. I CHKED THE WEBSITE AND READ ATCSCC ADVISORY 010 DCC. I READ IT TO MEAN THAT A NON-REVENUE FERRY FLT COULD REPOSITION FROM XA34 9/WED/01 TO XA59 9/THU/01. I THEN CALLED THE COMMAND CTR ON MY CELL PHONE. I TOLD THEM I WANTED TO REPOSITION TO ZZZ; BUT DID NOT HAVE AN ANGEL FLT MISSION YET. A LADY FROM THEIR OP GAVE ME THE PERMISSION AND TOLD ME TO CALL FSS TO FILE A FLT PLAN. SHE MADE MENTION OF THE ANGEL FLT MISSION AND I CORRECTED HER; SAYING NO MISSION WAS SCHEDULED YET. THIS WAS A REPOSITION FLT FIRST. I CALLED THE FSS; THEY VERIFIED THE FLT; I MADE NO MENTION OF ADDING ANGEL FLT IN THE REMARKS SECTION OF THE IFR FLT PLAN. WHEN I CALLED FOR TAXI; XXX GND ASKED IF I WANTED TO USE THE ANGEL FLT CALL SIGN AND I SAID NO; THIS WAS A REPOSITION ONLY. I TOOK OFF WITH MY CESSNA XXXX CALL SIGN ABOUT XA00 LOCAL. WHEN I CONTACTED ZZZ APCH; THEY AGAIN CALLED ME ANGEL FLT; I CORRECTED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO HOLD. AS I COMMENCED THE HOLD; THEY SAID I COULD CONTINUE FOR VFR LNDG. I WAS MET BY ZZZ POLICE AND WAS ASKED TO SHOW MY CREDENTIALS. I UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERN AND ACTIONS DURING THIS HORRENDOUS TIME IN OUR COUNTRY. AN ARPT OFFICIAL; I DID NOT GET HIS NAME WAS VERY IRATE AND I TOLD HIM CALMLY; I DID NOT FEEL I DID ANYTHING IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW. I ACTED IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER AND ONLY WANT TO HELP IN THIS TIME OF GREAT NEED.