[SBE] FAA Flight Service Stations

[Brian Urban]

I've seen some of the articles listed, however, when I called in our beacon
outage in July, I called San Angelo FSS at the old number, and they
answered.  This was a month after they supposedly were closed per the FAA
documents.  

Did any of the articles list which FSS were closing and when?  Not that I
recall; the Workbench column stated that there may be a new number for some
areas.  So how are we supposed to know if/when our area will be affected?
Hindsight being 20/20, it sure would have been nice to have some notice as
each region was converted with effective dates listed.  Even a recorded
message on the old number would help.


On 10/19/07 11:58 AM, "Barry Thomas" <barryt at barryt.org> wrote:


> Sure! but that won't be out for a little while.  The word needs to get out as

> soon as possible.

>    

>   Not sure about the press it's gotten in TV but the radio trades have been

> all over this as have at least a couple of the radio list servers that I

> subscribe to.  Here are some articles I know about.  Spread the word!

>    

>   From the June 6, 2007, Radio magazine

>   http://radiomagonline.com/news/reporting-tower-light-outage-faa/index.html

> 

>   The most recent story I know about is on the front page of Radio World

> newspaper (10/10/2007) and is here:

>   http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0052/t.9021.html and

>    

>   also in John Bisset's Workbench column at

> http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0056/t.9029.html

>    

>   And also in the September 2007 edition of Radio Guide (pg 32)

> http://www.radio-guide.com/issues/RG-SEP-2007.pdf

>    

>   Some of the issues related to the system have been posted on the Bob Gonset

> newsletter.  This one from 9/19/2007:

> http://www.bext.com/_CGC/2007/cgc809.htm

>    

>   Here's something from the Georgia Association of broadcasters site:

>   

> http://www.gab.org/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,106/task,doc_view/gid,42

> 5/

>    

>   There is some good info at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association site:

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

>    

>   And finally; From a LM Press Release:

>   

> http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_And_FAA_Reach_Significant_Mil

> estone_In_Transformation_Of_Flight_Services_999.html

>    

>    

>   A9xw at cs.com wrote:

>   In a message dated 10/19/2007 10:12:39 AM Central Daylight Time,

> rcbenedict at cbs.com writes:

>> 

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

>> 

>> 

> Obviously this should be in the next Signal

> 

> 

> Henry 

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