Reporter expresses lack of services at cdc.

Attributes
ACN	443350
Time
Date	199907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1500
ASRS Report	443350
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
Events
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

In my opinion the local airport advisory service provided by cedar city automated flight service station is unsatisfactory. The in-flight position provides the local airport advisory service at cedar city in addition to the other normal in-flight duties (in-flight briefings, activation and closing of flight plans, relay of ATC clrncs) for many other airports in the state of utah. There are no windows at the in-flight position therefore the specialist is unable to see the airport surface and surrounding airspace. A WX observation deck with windows and the local airport advisory frequencys is available for use, but due to limited staffing is seldom used. In my opinion more personnel need to be assigned to cedar city automated flight service station to properly and safely perform the airport advisory service or the service should be discontinued.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR EXPRESSES LACK OF SVCS AT CDC.

Narrative: IN MY OPINION THE LCL ARPT ADVISORY SVC PROVIDED BY CEDAR CITY AUTOMATED FLT SVC STATION IS UNSATISFACTORY. THE INFLT POS PROVIDES THE LCL ARPT ADVISORY SVC AT CEDAR CITY IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER NORMAL INFLT DUTIES (INFLT BRIEFINGS, ACTIVATION AND CLOSING OF FLT PLANS, RELAY OF ATC CLRNCS) FOR MANY OTHER ARPTS IN THE STATE OF UTAH. THERE ARE NO WINDOWS AT THE INFLT POS THEREFORE THE SPECIALIST IS UNABLE TO SEE THE ARPT SURFACE AND SURROUNDING AIRSPACE. A WX OBSERVATION DECK WITH WINDOWS AND THE LCL ARPT ADVISORY FREQS IS AVAILABLE FOR USE, BUT DUE TO LIMITED STAFFING IS SELDOM USED. IN MY OPINION MORE PERSONNEL NEED TO BE ASSIGNED TO CEDAR CITY AUTOMATED FLT SVC STATION TO PROPERLY AND SAFELY PERFORM THE ARPT ADVISORY SVC OR THE SVC SHOULD BE DISCONTINUED.

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.