I think you've nailed it. When ever I get a "blah" by the numbers
briefing,
I ask them if they are a pilot. If the weather is questionable and they
are
not a pilot, I ask for a briefer who is. Sometimes one is "available"
sometimes not.

Interesting. I never would have thought of doing that.

We've got one gal at Ft Dodge Flight Service that is so danged friendly and
outgoing that a simple briefing for a local VFR flight can take 20 minutes.
She's a joy to work with, and *is* a pilot.

There's also a guy there, however, who speaks in a monotone, never
volunteers a stitch of information that isn't absolutely required, and is
generally a sour fellow to deal with. VFR flight is NEVER recommended, in
his world.

In his defense, however, once in a while (when all I REALLY want to know is
TFR information) I'm glad to get him, simply because he's "Joe
Friday"-to-the-point, and I know that I won't be on the phone chatting about
the weird weather all morning...

;-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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