From: system@gnd1.wtp.contel.com (Marty Anilane)
Subject: Re: DUATS question
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Organization: GTE Government Systems, Federal Systems Division, Chantilly, VA
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 20:27:05 GMT

In article <1992Aug10.183028.19506@eco.twg.com>, reece@eco.twg.com (Reece R. Pollack) writes...
> 
>In article <92Aug10.160337.16239@acs.ucalgary.ca>, schayne@acs.ucalgary.ca (Stephen Hayne) writes:
>|>In article <skip.123.713445342@mitre.org> skip@mitre.org (Skip Guild) writes:
>|>>In article <BsnB7M.BIH@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> brandtk@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Keith E. Brandt, MD) writes:
>|>>
>|>>>This may be a FAQ, but could someone please send me info on how
>|>>>to sign up for DUATS? I'm currently a student pilot. Do I have to 
>|>>>wait to get my private pilot ticket before I can sign up?
>|>>
>|>>You may get an official answer from CONTEL as they monitor any message on 
>|>>rec.aviation with DUAT in the title, but this is a first reply based on my 
>|>>own experience:   You must be on file with the FAA as a certified flier to 
>|>>get access to DUAT with no restrictions.  Whether this includes student 
>|>>fliers I don't know.
>|>>
>|>
>|>I must be doing something wrong, but everytime I try to get into
>|>DUAT.CONTEL.COM it won't accept my PP-SEL id.  I have both
>|>Canadian and US licences (of course I use the US number).  Maybe
>|>Contel will reply with explicit instructions...
> 
>If you have trouble accessing either of the DUAT systems, call the vendor's
>support hotline and tell them about it. The numbers are:
> 
>	CONTEL: 1-800-345-3828
>	DTC:    1-800-243-3828
> 
>I was told it usually takes about 45 days for a student medical certificate
>to get into the system, and a few weeks for a new PP license. If you're
>in a hurry (as I was), you can call them a week after getting your license
>and they'll FAX a request to the FAA. I was online 10 days after getting
>my license.
The airmens list (includes all certificated pilots and student pilots 
with medicals) is sent to both DUAT vendors approximately every 90
days on magnetic tape. If a pilot is not on the list, they will not
be allowed unrestricted DUAT access. 

If the DUAT system does not find your number, you can call the help
line. They will get some information from you and then fax it to
the FAA. (Actually to a FAA subcontractor). They will then FAX back
an authorization to BOTH DUAT VENDORs to add the pilot to the list.
At GTE CONTEL DUAT, this whole procedure currently takes about 2
business days.

> 
>I also got a nice letter from someone in the FAA politely inviting me to
>bitch to them if I had 'further problems' with my DUAT access. The only
>problem I've had since is forgetting my access number.
> 
On the GTE CONTEL DUAT system, you can assign your own access code!

From the main menu, select 5, modify user profile.

Then select 12, Personal Access code.

Select 1 and then enter a personal access code. The code must be 9
or 10 numeric digits. It can be a social security number or a telephone
number, or anything that is easy for you to remember. The code is
checked for uniqueness and you may be asked for another code if it
was not unique.

Once you have established your personal access code, you may use it
or the original GTE CONTEL assigned user access code for future
access to the system.

>--
>Reece R. Pollack
>PP-ASEL -- Octopus Flying Club (based GAI)
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