Section 1. General Information

  1. FORM USAGE
  1. Flight Service Stations must use FAA Form 7230-13, or electronic equivalent, daily for recording in-flight, flight plan, and pilot briefing activity.

REFERENCE-

FAA Order JO 7210.3, Para 17-5-2, Distribution and Amendment.

TBL 17-1-1

National Activity Summarization

 

Required Breakdown

Type of Activity

Type of Service Involved

Category of Use

Aircraft contacted

IFR/DVFR/SVFR (grouped) VFR

AC, AT, GA, MI

Flight plan count

IFR & DVFR (grouped) VFR

No breakdown required

Pilot briefs

 

No breakdown required

  1. A minimum amount of information regarding FSS activity, suitably broken down, is required to determine manpower requirements and for budgetary and personnel matters. There is a need for national summarization monthly of the above activity: (See TBL 17-1-1.)
  1. TOTAL FLIGHT SERVICES FORMULA

Total Flight Services have historically been and continue to be used as a measurement of the overall activity of individual FSSs. Total Flight Services are based on the following formula:

Total Flight Services equal two times pilot briefs plus two times flight plans originated plus aircraft contacted.

NOTE-

Total Flight Services are not to be confused with the Flight Service Activity Factor, which is used for facility grade level determination and reclassification purposes. The present classification criteria and related formula for the Flight Service Activity Factor are contained in the GS‐2152 position‐classification standard issued by Civil Service Commission (CSC) (now Office of Personnel Management (OPM)) in June 1978.