More stories of long FSS hold times and another issue

"Ron Garret" wrote in message
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"Morgans" wrote:

"Jim Burns" wrote

Please! Take the time to tell AOPA about the problems we are having
with
Flight Service. We need to keep the current "crisis" situation from
becoming the norm and ultimately losing this valuable and necessary
resource.

Wow. All of this from the FAA, who is now solidly in bed (so it would
seem)
with the airlines.

And congress.


All of this is spinning (rapidly) out of control, I fear. Is it too late
to
save it?

I would say that the next year, or possibly six months, may decide if
general aviation will survive in any manner that is close to as good as
what
we have now.

Is that overly pessimistic?

Heck, I think it's an open question whether the whole COUNTRY will
survive in any manner that is close to as good as what we have now, let
alone GA.

Leave the FAA as is, and in a dozen years all the spam cans will be
relegated to VFR with virtually NO services.

As the ancient axiom goes, "Be (damn) cafeful what you ask for". (paren'ed
word- mone)