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Cma controller voiced concern regarding the absence of wind forecasts available from the prescott FSS; suggesting the contracted FSS operations be returned to the FAA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 899470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CMA.Tower |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
As part of the opening check list I called flight service in prescott; az. He gave me the NOTAM's; then I asked for the wind forecast. He replied that he was de-certified on the weather and could not give me any weather information. I asked if there was someone there that could and he told me no! I wonder how the pilots were getting the weather? Recommendation; I don't see any other than returning FSS to the FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CMA Controller voiced concern regarding the absence of wind forecasts available from the Prescott FSS; suggesting the contracted FSS operations be returned to the FAA.
Narrative: As part of the opening check list I called Flight Service in Prescott; AZ. He gave me the NOTAM's; then I asked for the wind forecast. He replied that he was de-certified on the weather and could not give me any weather information. I asked if there was someone there that could and he told me no! I wonder how the pilots were getting the weather? Recommendation; I don't see any other than returning FSS to the FAA.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.