On May 15, 7:42 pm, "Kyle Boatright" wrote:

Also, didn't LockMart anticipate that flight briefing requests go up in the
summer? Hello, McFly....

I am sure that they did anticipate it and didnt give one fracken
care. I am just old enough to remember when walking into the FSS and
getting a briefing was how it was done. Slowly but surely, and
probably not completly with this last move, what we have done is
retained the worst of the old system while trying to make a new one.

Ie the briefing is centered around "the phone" and two people on the
phone while reducing the number of people at the "call in" end that
can take the phone call. And yet the number of people needing
briefings is either growing or at least staying still.

But the entire concept of "weather briefings" for pilots NOT being in
the national interest means that it is now to whomever can "make a
buck with it". Operators are standing by...they are just talking with
you.

Robert