Old 10-18-2007, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ExperimentalAB View Post
I'm not sure if that is sarcasm (in regards to Lockheed) or not, as I haven't called a FSS in over a year!! LoL

Please expand on the above comment, for my benefit ;-) haha...
The FSS system is a mess right now. In the last two weeks I've had them lose my flight plan (twice), change my plan's destination, miss a TFR (glad I looked it up myself) and insist on giving me winds aloft up to FL240 for my 172. I've also been on hold 30 minutes before getting a briefer and a bunch of miscellaneous other minor issues. I used to budget about five minutes for filing and getting a brief, now I expect about 15.

Granted, there are still some very good people there, but it often feels like 4/5 just hopped out of a clown car.
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