Washington FSS (DCA), District of Columbia, Washington National Airport, 1969

Modernization of the room shared by teletypes, Military Flight Service and Flight Data position has brought increased efficiency to Washington Flight Service. Personnel on duty are (clockwise):  Sam Stover, Ronald L. Oakley, Garland Holloman, Ray Clark, Gregory Faith, Dennis Donahue, and Robert Abbey, 1969.

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With no loss in manpower effort, the station can monitor airmen taking exams under secure conditions through the window built for Washington FSS. Specialist Ervin Crenshaw (left) and Jerry Morrison give briefing assistance to pilots over the radio while keeping an eye on the examinee.

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Specialists in a “weather briefing” class are lectured by Washington FSS Training Instructor Ronal Culp. After completing the course each specialist gets a written and oral exam from a weather bureau quality control officer in order to qualify for individual pilot weather briefing certificates.

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New wall paneling enhances the environment of the pilot briefing lounge as commuter airline pilots are briefed by Gilbert L. Shade while Clayton Deckman (left), takes a flight plan from a corporate pilot (hidden).

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Briefing is given to airborne pilots and position reports are taken to follow flight plan progress at the Preflight Telephone Briefing console. Calls are received from other outlying satellite fields to the automatic call allotter.

Specialist Joseph Zeal (foreground left) fills out a telephone flight plan. Behind him, Garland Holloman takes a call. Gilbert L. Shade (right foreground) checks Airman Manual to answer pilots questions about the destination airport. Behind him, Specialist Clayton Deckman mans the telephone.