Ah, Mr 'S',
I can see it now.... A 'RERUN' of that particular memo put out to STAFF at the time...
In order to reduce the number of Services, and therefore, the number of FSO's, one 'P.E.' put out the memo containing the words...
"It is planned to 'Introduce a pricing regime to discourage participation'....."
It took all of 5 seconds to work out what THAT meant!!
Figures were even suggested...
$5, or was it $10 (?), to lodge or cancel a SARTIME by radio from a location where tel facilities were avbl.
The same for the lodging of a Flight Plan.....IFR may have been more....
etc etc.
Most pilots would only do THAT once.
