The Horror; FSS service stories

Kevin Clarke wrote:


How many folks have quit using FSS and instead rely on other means?


The only time I EVER called was when I was a student and my instructor
made me do it as part of a lesson. Once!

I use DUATS, ADDS, and WSI terminals for weather and flight plan filing.

I do have FSS in my cell phone, just in case none of the above are
available, but still haven't needed to use it. G

JGalban via AviationKB.com wrote:
pittss1c wrote:
I was making a short trip from Central Illinois to Northern Illinois.
I figured it would save me some time to go along the lake... I had a few
questions, so I figured I would call the FSS.
1. Meigs had recently been closed, but was still on current charts. I
wanted to verify that the airspace had been changed.

Just out of curiosity, what difference would that make on your flight?
Anytime a tower is closed, you treat the airport as non-towered.

Airspace changes often take months, as the proposed change has to be
published in the Federal Register well in advance of the actual change.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)


The truth is... at the time, I really didn't know what was going on
there with the tower/airspace. I guess I would have expected that it
hadn't been changed so that I could fly right by downtown without
communicating with anyone. (given the security environment at the time)
Turns out I was wrong, I could flight basically right by downtown.
It was a nice flight... until I passed over Meigs

Mike