There Ya go Dick...……
"The Flight Service national placement exercise in 1990 listed 618 total."=left
I think in Perth FSC at the time, our total staff was around 184 FSO's.
This was at the time that all WA 'outstation' outlets were consolidated back to Perth via satellite.
I've told ya a MILLION times not to exaggerate…....!!
And, yes, in WA at least, ALL of the 'ex FS' VHF outlets were reassigned to ATC so that they could provide the service designated to them- except for 2.
One in the Kimberley and the other at Parkerville, in the 'Hills' just behind Perth - because those areas were already covered.
These became future designated 'Flightwatch' freqs. - now CANCELLED.
Great ! So, if one was not operating within VHF range of the one at Argyle, or wherever it was - I don't remember now - or the one at Parkerville, then one was 'stuffed' anyway.- only around 1,200 nm between 'em. ATC 's 'instructions' were to answer calls by aircraft OCTA / 'pea soup alphabet airspace' - 'when workload permits'...…..
Dems was de days...NOT!
And, what has changed? Nothing !
27 years later and still 'mass confusion' !!
What freq??? Where??? CTAF / Multicom??? Which one???
These 'learned pages' refer...………………….
p.s. Thanks again for...…….
Last edited by Ex FSO GRIFFO; 11th Mar 2019 at 23:56.