On hold for 8+ plus minutes - your call is very important

On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 02:40:17 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote in
et:


I'm not.

Is that because your medical isn't current?

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
...

Is that because your medical isn't current?


It's because I don't use FSS. I don't know why anyone does.

In article . net,
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:


Is that because your medical isn't current?

It's because I don't use FSS.

That's a terrible not to be ticked off about lack of performance.

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

On Jul 1, 6:26 am, Bob Noel
wrote:

That's a terrible not to be ticked off about lack of performance.


I do not understand that sentence.

On Jul 1, 6:26 am, Bob Noel
wrote:
In article . net,
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

Is that because your medical isn't current?

It's because I don't use FSS.

That's a terrible not to be ticked off about lack of performance.

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

That one got trimmed a bit too much.
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
...
Is that because your medical isn't current?


It's because I don't use FSS. I don't know why anyone does.


As soon as they pull the plug on DUAT, you won't have any
choice other than to go grovelling to LockMart if you want
to submit flightplans (unless you're going to do them from
your ATC facility).

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
m...

As soon as they pull the plug on DUAT, you won't have any
choice other than to go grovelling to LockMart if you want
to submit flightplans (unless you're going to do them from
your ATC facility).


Why would they pull the plug on DUAT?

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
m...
Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
...
Is that because your medical isn't current?


It's because I don't use FSS. I don't know why anyone does.
As soon as they pull the plug on DUAT, you won't have any
choice other than to go grovelling to LockMart if you want
to submit flightplans (unless you're going to do them from
your ATC facility).

Ever heard of WSI, WxWorx, Jeppesen, (and a few others)?

and online DUATS was screwed up Saturday morning.

BT

"Bob Noel" wrote in message
...
Is anyone NOT ticked off at lockmart for failing to deliver contracted
services?

I just love hearing how important my call is, all 15 times... :-(

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

Saturday we're flying home. Forecasts and current weather and
looking out the window looks like reasonable VFR at KSUT shifting
to typical 5 miles in haze but otherwise clear further north torwards
home, so Margy flies. Within 30 minutes we're under a 1200' overcast
and we decide to land, swap seats, and go IFR (I'm instrument rated,
she isn't). Popped into the FBO and dialed FSS. What do you want
"BRIEFER" what state "NORTH CAROLINA" ... please wait.

Get my computer out and power it up (it's got a cell phone wireless
card) to see if I could get DUAT faster. It was about a tie.
It only took another 10 minutes to get the guy to figure out why
the computer refused to take the route I wanted (using the wrong
ID for Flat Rock, something that I would have avoided on DUAT as
the flight planner does that for me).