I called this morning around 9:30 and was on hold for 10 minutes and
hung up. I tried again around 10:15 and was on hold for 15 minutes in
which time I pulled up the duats page, registered and got a briefing
before the Leesburg FSS specialist came on. I had a short talk with her
and she explained the administration is trying to privatize the
organization and that seemed interesting that since Bush specifically
said the FAA is a core government function.
They will know January if they still have jobs. People have transferred
and retired, they were not replaced.
Additionally she said they are trying to get an arrangement with Altoona
and Raleigh FSS to take overload, but red tape is stalling that.
She gave me the Managers phone number to call Monday. 703-777-1832
Have fun,
Michelle

wrote:

Has anyone else noticed that the time you're on hold to talk to a briefer is
getting longer and longer? I noticed this about a year ago when I still
lived in Florida and thought it was just a local problem. Now I live in
Virginia and they have the same problem here. It used to be you could get a
human on the phone in a minute or so. Now it is taking about 5 to 10.

Is this how the FAA is trying to kill the FSS system? They have made no
bones about wanting to reduce the coast of the FSS system.






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Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P

"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity