Well well.......
Seems like the 'Honeymoon' is over and 'tis time to get 'that' wheel turnin' agin.....
The 'Final Demise' is in the wings.(?)
What a debacle!!
From 12/12/91 - when you-know-who decided HE didn't want 'Good Ole FS' anymore. We cost too much - apparently - till now!
Well, what are you left with now?
And are you paying any LESS???
(In TOTAL fees and charges....I know the fuel tax is gone!
But which was better??)
"Your Safety Will Be Enhanced and It Will Cost You Less".........Remember??
That's....
C orporate
R ehash of
A cronym
P latitudes
"Service will be available for those that have HF".....
Have you really tried calling on HF since the 'automated signal strength
gizzmo' has been installed - like - the operator has no way of selecting the better signal by judicious selection of the limited controls he/she used to have - it is supposedly done 'automatically' now - and the signal is either heard or it is not! That's PROGRESS!!!!
It is thought by some that this multi $$$ automated 'system' was introduced so that it would be 'just like VHF to select/operate', and therefore useable by ATC at an ATC console without any further training in the vagaries of HF, thereby allowing remaining FS staff to be dispensed with.......
"When workload permits" is something you are going to hear a lot more of - I would venture.....
p.s. Thanks again for the redundo Dick......
Cheers to all....