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Tim Olson
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 Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:05 am Post subject: OT: First user fees, now flight planning |
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You know, it never ends....
I just read in GAnews today that the FAA isn't renewing the CSC and DTC
Duats contracts in September (extended now to June 2008). For many
people, those have been the great way to input flight plans, do flight
planning, and get FAA certified weather for pre-flight. I myself
use Golden Eagle FlightPrep, which is a CSC product (it's free and
fantastic). These companies have duked it out over the past 17 years
driving their product improvements through competition. Now, the FAA
decided to move that task fully to Lockheed Martin too...even though
they're becoming the laughing stock of FSS replacement currently.
(This will hopefully change, quick!) But, with a single-source
provider, we'll get what we get, and they have no incentive to make
things nicer for us.
Why is it that the same week I hear about probably winning the
fight against user fees, they have to go and muck it all up again?
Time to pen (or in my case, type) another letter to my representatives...
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dmaib@me.com
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 455
Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:36 am Post subject: OT: First user fees, now flight planning |
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I agree. Time to put the pen to paper. I have been a happy DTC Duats
user for many years. Probably a case where Lockheed Martin has the
political clout to make this happen.
David Maib
RV-10
40559
Wings.
On Jul 1, 2007, at 10:04 AM, Tim Olson wrote:
You know, it never ends....
I just read in GAnews today that the FAA isn't renewing the CSC and
DTC Duats contracts in September (extended now to June 2008). For many
people, those have been the great way to input flight plans, do flight
planning, and get FAA certified weather for pre-flight. I myself
use Golden Eagle FlightPrep, which is a CSC product (it's free and
fantastic). These companies have duked it out over the past 17 years
driving their product improvements through competition. Now, the FAA
decided to move that task fully to Lockheed Martin too...even though
they're becoming the laughing stock of FSS replacement currently.
(This will hopefully change, quick!) But, with a single-source
provider, we'll get what we get, and they have no incentive to make
things nicer for us.
Why is it that the same week I hear about probably winning the
fight against user fees, they have to go and muck it all up again?
Time to pen (or in my case, type) another letter to my
representatives...
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Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
do not archive
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:50 am Post subject: OT: First user fees, now flight planning |
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coop85(at)cableone.net
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:26 am Post subject: OT: First user fees, now flight planning |
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The ironic (sadly so) thing is when I wrote to AOPA Safety complaining about
some very bad experiences with the new FSS support, they recommended I use
DUATS. Most likely since it WASN'T associated with Lockheed. I guess that
recommendation will soon be invalid.
Marcus
40286
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flywrights(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:01 pm Post subject: OT: First user fees, now flight planning |
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www.fltplan.com free, legal filing, route selection based on aircraft type and predicted or historical winds, etc.
Rob Wright
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apilot2(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: OT: First user fees, now flight planning |
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IIRC they simply process the file through one or the other DUAT
vendors. I don't think they have direct access to FAA flight plan
computers.
On 7/1/07, Robert Wright <flywrights(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
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www.fltplan.com free, legal filing, route selection based on aircraft type
and predicted or historical winds, etc.
Rob Wright
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