Thread: who uses FSS?
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Old October 1st 03, 03:50 AM
Roy Smith
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The one essential role, though of the FSS, is when it is the only RCO
on a non-towered, IFR airport (example, KBIH). Center often hands
you off to the FSS for IFR ATC relay purposes well before you begin
the approach. Likewise, on IFR departure, you're with the FSS for
quite a time at some of these airports.


I never saw the point of these FSS RCOs. From a technology point of
view, once you've got the automated radio gear on the field, it's just
as easy to run a land-line circuit direct to ATC as it is to run it to
FSS.