A/G Operators - how to qualify & medical requirements.

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Firstly, do not get confused by the statement about FISOs being a 'step up' from A/G operators. FISOs provide a different service to A/G operators - the level of service provided at each airfield is normally fixed and not determined by the qualification of the member of staff sat in the chair at any given time.

That is rather misleading on two counts. You will sometimes find that an FIS unit will provide AGCS at quiet periods, or late evening, or if a FISO is not available, so just because it is nominally a FIS unit does not mean that someone with an AGCS certificate would be excluded. The FIS is certainly a "step up" in the sense that it is a more comprehensive - and licensed - service compared with "only" AGCS, but obtaining an AGCS certificate could obviously be a first step to better things.

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