VOLUNTEER SVC C172 PLT NOTIFIED A WEEK AFTER POTENTIAL NY ADIZ VIOLATION.

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I FILED 2 VFR FLT PLANS WITH NY FSS TO FLY FROM TEB TO N03; TO FWN; AND TO TEB; 2 OF THE FLT PLANS WERE ADIZ. I DEPARTED TEB FOR N03 ON THE ADIZ FLT PLAN. AROUND XA00 I REFILED AN ADIZ FLT PLAN WITH BUFFALO FSS FROM N03 WITH A MODIFIED DEP TIME FROM FWN TO TEB. THE BRIEFER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT NY DATA; BUT COULDN'T; SO HE SAID HE WOULD REFILE THE ADIZ FLT PLAN FROM SCRATCH. I DEPARTED N03 FOR SUSSEX AND LANDED AT FWN. I REFUELED AND DEPARTED FWN ON A 1200 SQUAWK AND FLEW TOWARDS THE SPARTA VOR; AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT NY APCH ON 127.6. I WAS USING TEB'S VOR AS I HAD JUST REPLACED THE NAV INDICATOR AT SUSSEX; AND THE VFR GPS FOR GUIDANCE. NY APCH WAS EXTREMELY BUSY; WITH A LOT OF CONFUSION ON THE FREQ; BUT I MANAGED TO GIVE THEM MY CALL SIGN; VOLUNTEER SVC ABC; AND WAS IMMEDIATELY TOLD TO PROCEED DIRECTLY TO TEB AT OR BELOW 2500 FT. I READ BACK THE INSTRUCTIONS; BUT WAS VERY SURPRISED I DIDN'T GET MY SQUAWK; BUT THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THEY WERE CONSIDERING ME AS A MILITARY ACFT; SO I LET IT GO FOR THE MOMENT. THAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TO ME ON VOLUNTEER SVC FLT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. I SLOWED DOWN AND DID AS INSTRUCTED; BUT THEN CALLED THEM AGAIN; (AGAIN WITH SERIOUS DIFFICULTY); TO ASK FOR MY SQUAWK. HE THEN ASKED ME IF I HAD FILED A FLT PLAN. I RESPONDED THAT I CERTAINLY DID; BUT HE INSISTED I CONTACT FSS; SO I DID AN IMMEDIATE 180 AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO CALL FSS ON THE RADIO; WHEN HE CALLED ME BACK WITH MY BEACON CODE; WHICH I THINK WAS XXXX. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TEB WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I LANDED AT TEB WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NO ONE ASKED ME TO CONTACT ANYONE. I SHUT DOWN AND PUT THE ACFT AWAY. I EVEN EMAILED A NOTE TO MY VOLUNTEER SVC COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE CONFUSION ON THE RADIO WITH NY APCH AND SUGGESTED GOING EASY ON THEM UNTIL THE ADIZ PROCS ARE WORKED OUT. THE NY ADIZ WAS RESCINDED ABOUT A WEEK LATER. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND RESEARCH WHY FLT PLANS SEEM TO GET 'LOST' IN THE SYSTEM. I MUST COMMEND THE NY CTLRS ON THEIR SKILL EVEN UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL MORE THAN A WEEK LATER THAT I HAD PENETRATED THE ADIZ INCORRECTLY ON MY DAY OF FLT; BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT I HAD FOLLOWED THE PROC CORRECTLY AS ALWAYS.