Actually, I have a counterexample. When no one at Leverkusen EDKL happened to…
It probably works in Germany, where you can submit a FP with a bullsh1t route and their taxpayer-funded DFS will fix it for you.
It used to work in the UK until about 5-7 years ago. It never worked in France, IME (since 2003).
Peter wrote:
It probably works in Germany, where you can submit a FP with a bullsh1t route and their taxpayer-funded DFS will fix it for you.
DFS is not taxpayer funded, it’s funded by airway fees and for VFR stuff (FIS) they get 6m€ a year from the extra tax on 100LL (it’s more than car gasoline). It’s true that AIS in Germany still offer the 5 star service for lazy and uneducated pilots. You can literally fax them “I want to fly from Egelsbach to Mallorca in my Cessna 182” and they will do everything they have to turn this into a valid flight plan. You can still exist as an IFR pilot in Germany without knowing anything about IFPS and Eurocontrol. They even help you outside Germany.
It’s only a matter of time until this service ends…
