Just my view...
I'd like to get rid of AFIS and replace it with an AWOS (Automated weather) and Unicom or full ATC.....
My reasoning behind this is that being the PIC I'd rather be able to talk to other pilots in the circuit and on the ground myself and co-ordinate accordingly. I do think AFIS can be a waste of time and doesn't really do much good, and sometimes the operator tends to act like ATC which no doubt some pilots take literally. At the end of the day safety is the PICs responsibility, even choosing which runway to land or take off on.
Its much easier to start announcing your own position, then when you're in the circuit, if you're unsure of anyones position you just ask them.
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