[SBE] FAA Flight Service Stations

[Benedict, Raymond C]

It would be nice if the FCC would put out a notice.


On 10/19/07 9:14 AM, "barryt at broadcast.net" <barryt at broadcast.net> wrote:


> 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

> 

> 

> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

> 

> -----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>

>

> f

>>  

>> 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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