At McMinnville AFRSS (MMV), there was a female briefer there that was
really a good person to get a briefing from. I actually enjoyed getting
her briefings because she understood what was going on. I can't
remember if she was a pilot, but she definitely had a good personality.
Unfortunately, since MMV is (AFAIK) one of the closing AFSS's in the
transition, I'm going to lose out big time on people who know the area.
(BAD FAA, BAAAADDDD FAA!) She is going to continue providing top
quality briefings in Alaska. She applied for and was awarded a position
up there.

Our (collectively) loss here in the CONUS.

Chris G.



Jay Honeck wrote:
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...

;-)