Category: Facilities

Wenatchee FSS (EAT), Washington, 1970

Manning the air-ground console at the Wenatchee FSS are (from left), Robert Jackson, Albert Lenny, and Chief Harold Wick.

Wenatchee FSS (EAT), Washington.  1984

Seattle AFSS (SEA), Washington, June 2004

Front side of the AFSS building.The facility was decommissioned July 30, 2007.

Submitted by Claude Genest

Seattle AFSS (SEA), Washington, 2010

Photo of the FS-21 position suite prior to closure of facility

Submitted by Claude Genest

Seattle Museum of Flight, Washington

Photo of the first CAA type of airway communication across the United States

Courtesy of Society of Airway Pioneers

Toledo FSS, Washington, 1952

Receiver rack A/G position.  Charles E. “Abby” Abshire, 126, on duty.  Receiver rack positions were common until the 1950’s when remote consoles were installed. Toledo FSS was modernized circa 1955.

Seattle FSS (SEA), Washington, 1973

Seated at a radio/air-ground console is Seattle EWAS, specialist Ted Hoffman, while FSS chief C.E. Abshire checks the weather teletype.  EWAS communications have a range of 80 nautical miles remoted to the facility from other stations in the area.

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Seattle FSS chief Abshire uses data-phone system, as specialist Hoffman adjusts the TV screen for the closed-circuit camera scanning Stampede Pass 42 miles away.

Seattle AFSS (SEA) OASIS Work Stations, Washington, December 26, 2000

Steve Carter (above) at the 132 inch Inflight console.

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(Above) Seattle AFSS OASIS 132 inch Flight Data console

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(Above) Alice Haines at the Seattle AFSS OASIS 132 inch EFAS console

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(Above) Seattle AFSS OASIS 132 inch supervisor console. In the background are specialists Rolf Odenbach and Steve Carter working the EFAS position

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(Above) Seattle AFSS OASIS 132 inch lowboy console

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(Above) Seattle AFSS OASIS 84 inch NOTAM console

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(Above) Seattle AFSS OASIS 84 inch Preflight console

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(Above) Seattle AFSS OASIS 60 inch console.