More stories of long FSS hold times and another issue

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
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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?