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Below is an email which I received from a local pilot. I attended a
Wisconsin DOT Aviation Safety meeting several weeks ago and many attending pilots had similar complaints. The Wisconsin DOT rep told that most calls from Wisconsin are currently being handled by the Princeton FSS while Lansing and Kankakee under go "modernization". Once Lansing and Kankakee are fully operational our calls will be routed those directions. So it seems to me that there are several problems converging at once causing most bottlenecks and cluster*ucks. Closing FSS's while refurbishing/upgrading/modernizing/bsing other FSS's and also relocating/retraining current or hiring/training briefers sounds like a pretty good recipe for disaster. Not only is it frustrating for the pilots, but it must be frustrating for the briefers as well. Great for moral and quality of service. Not. Jim Please forward this to any other concerned parties you may know... Most of us have been experiencing problems with flight service since Green Bay AFSS closed its doors. Some of the problems are serious in nature and are becoming more frequent in occurrence. Issues range from long hold times, poor audio quality, and briefers being unfamiliar with our area to hold times exceeding 30 minutes and briefers lacking knowledge of aviation in general. Having experienced most of these problems myself and hearing about all of them from fellow pilots in the past 5 days, I've investigated further. I have spent a lot of time on the phone with AOPA today. It seems that we are not the only ones having these problems (go figure). Lockheed has convened a "crisis" meeting and will hopefully have a plan of action. That being said, we've all heard it before--It is imperative that someone that can do something about these safety of flight issues hear about them. AOPA appears to be our best ally at this point. They continue to compile a database of specific instances and will continue to present them to Lockheed Martin and government officials. The goal being to hold Lockheed to the standards set forth in their (LM) contract with FAA. So here is what we (this means you) need to do: When you experience problems with flight service, and you can expect to at this point, please use about five minutes of your time to call AOPA and let them know about it. They will want your N-number, approximate time you called/contacted Flight Service, and the specific issues you experienced. 1-800-USA-AOPA is their number; push 1 at the menu. I have never had to hold for more than about 1 minute with AOPA, including today. Hopefully your experiences are no different--because telling someone about these issues is the only way to get them fixed. Please! Take the time to tell AOPA about the problems we are having with Flight Service. We need to keep the current "crisis" situation from becoming the norm and ultimately losing this valuable and necessary resource. |
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![]() "Jim Burns" wrote in message ... AOPA appears to be our best ally at this point. They continue to compile a database of specific instances and will continue to present them to Lockheed Martin and government officials. The goal being to hold Lockheed to the standards set forth in their (LM) contract with FAA. So here is what we (this means you) need to do: When you experience problems with flight service, and you can expect to at this point, please use about five minutes of your time to call AOPA and let them know about it. They will want your N-number, approximate time you called/contacted Flight Service, and the specific issues you experienced. 1-800-USA-AOPA is their number; push 1 at the menu. I have never had to hold for more than about 1 minute with AOPA, including today. Hopefully your experiences are no different--because telling someone about these issues is the only way to get them fixed. Please! Take the time to tell AOPA about the problems we are having with Flight Service. We need to keep the current "crisis" situation from becoming the norm and ultimately losing this valuable and necessary resource. Did anyone do this reporting under the old system? |
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![]() "Jim Burns" wrote Please! Take the time to tell AOPA about the problems we are having with Flight Service. We need to keep the current "crisis" situation from becoming the norm and ultimately losing this valuable and necessary resource. Wow. All of this from the FAA, who is now solidly in bed (so it would seem) with the airlines. All of this is spinning (rapidly) out of control, I fear. Is it too late to save it? I would say that the next year, or possibly six months, may decide if general aviation will survive in any manner that is close to as good as what we have now. Is that overly pessimistic? Wow! -- Jim in NC |
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"Morgans" wrote: "Jim Burns" wrote Please! Take the time to tell AOPA about the problems we are having with Flight Service. We need to keep the current "crisis" situation from becoming the norm and ultimately losing this valuable and necessary resource. Wow. All of this from the FAA, who is now solidly in bed (so it would seem) with the airlines. All of this is spinning (rapidly) out of control, I fear. Is it too late to save it? I would say that the next year, or possibly six months, may decide if general aviation will survive in any manner that is close to as good as what we have now. Is that overly pessimistic? Heck, I think it's an open question whether the whole COUNTRY will survive in any manner that is close to as good as what we have now, let alone GA. rg --- * This emoticon deliberately left blank. |
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![]() "Ron Garret" wrote in message ... In article , "Morgans" wrote: "Jim Burns" wrote Please! Take the time to tell AOPA about the problems we are having with Flight Service. We need to keep the current "crisis" situation from becoming the norm and ultimately losing this valuable and necessary resource. Wow. All of this from the FAA, who is now solidly in bed (so it would seem) with the airlines. And congress. All of this is spinning (rapidly) out of control, I fear. Is it too late to save it? I would say that the next year, or possibly six months, may decide if general aviation will survive in any manner that is close to as good as what we have now. Is that overly pessimistic? Heck, I think it's an open question whether the whole COUNTRY will survive in any manner that is close to as good as what we have now, let alone GA. Leave the FAA as is, and in a dozen years all the spam cans will be relegated to VFR with virtually NO services. As the ancient axiom goes, "Be (damn) cafeful what you ask for". (paren'ed word- mone) |
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