Narrative:

I filed the training flight for a 4 hour round robin flight with a fuel stop (rbl). (Sac-cli-rbl-sac.) when I opened the flight plan, the sac FSS said, 'well you filed this with duats and I cannot make any changes to it.' he opened the flight plan for the time I had put in duats, not the time that I took off, or that's what he said. I confirmed that XX20 was time off, not XX00 as was on the duats flight plan form. I called in to extend the flight plan at YY35. The sac FSS said I was past the 4 hours + 30 mins and he stated procedures to do 'whatever.' they start when the 30 mins are up. Do FSS like us using duats? Maybe someone should look into this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FSS SPECIALIST CLAIMS THAT FLT PLANS FILED THROUGH DUATS SYSTEM DO NOT ALLOW FOR AMENDING DEP TIMES.

Narrative: I FILED THE TRNING FLT FOR A 4 HR ROUND ROBIN FLT WITH A FUEL STOP (RBL). (SAC-CLI-RBL-SAC.) WHEN I OPENED THE FLT PLAN, THE SAC FSS SAID, 'WELL YOU FILED THIS WITH DUATS AND I CANNOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO IT.' HE OPENED THE FLT PLAN FOR THE TIME I HAD PUT IN DUATS, NOT THE TIME THAT I TOOK OFF, OR THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. I CONFIRMED THAT XX20 WAS TIME OFF, NOT XX00 AS WAS ON THE DUATS FLT PLAN FORM. I CALLED IN TO EXTEND THE FLT PLAN AT YY35. THE SAC FSS SAID I WAS PAST THE 4 HRS + 30 MINS AND HE STATED PROCS TO DO 'WHATEVER.' THEY START WHEN THE 30 MINS ARE UP. DO FSS LIKE US USING DUATS? MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.