[SBE] FAA Flight Service Stations

[barryt at broadcast.net]

Over the past couple of months it's been in the tech trades, on lists servers, and I think, even posted here. 

The word's obviously still not getting out.  Please spread the word in your chapter meetings and newsletters.  

Thanks


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-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Urban <burban at kut.org>

Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:59:39 
To:sbe member discussion mail list <sbe at sbe.org>
Subject: Re: [SBE] FAA Flight Service Stations


Jerry
Where was this paper released?  I never saw anything on it


On 10/18/07 10:53 PM, "Jerry Paonessa" <jerry_paonessa at hotmail.com> wrote:


> 

> In case you missed it, there was a paper released October 10, 2007 detailing

> the conversion of FAA Flight Service Stations to contractor operation.

> Lockheed-Martin is the contractor.

>  

> Here's the link to the statement by the USDOT Inspector General:

> 

http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/FSS_Testimony_Web_File.pd>
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>  

> I certainly missed it; if we had not called in a failed top beacon last night

> we would not have discovered this news.  Apparently the news has been out

> since May 18, 2007 that the San Angelo Flight Service Station would close in

> June, 2007:

> http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/final_w-508.pdf

>  

> Lockheed-Martin won the contract in February, 2005 and it went into effect in

> October, 2005.  The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has not been

> impressed with the contract operation:

> http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/air_traffic/a76_process.html

>  

> The take away from all this is that no matter how much we think we read about

> the broadcast industry and the peripherals that affect our careers, there is

> no such thing as too much reading.

>  

> You never know what you might miss.

>  

> Best regards,

>  

> Jerry Paonessa

> Assistant Director of Technology

> KENS-TV/DT

> 210-377-8778

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