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Good Point Leslie, Thank you. Bob Saville N3396H 415C Eugene, OR N161LH 3B9 wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > Howdy 'Coupers, > > I recently received a mailing from PA Consulting on behalf of the FAA > regarding a GA survey. The mailng referenced my name, and the tail number > of my aircraft, and wanted a bunch of information regarding how much I used > the plane, etc. > > Now, I'm a little on the paranoid side when it comes to privacy. I called > PA Consulting and asked them if this was an official request for information > from the FAA. They said no, that they only wanted to tabulate the results, > and that I was in no way required to participate. So, I asked why the > referenced my tail number and they replied that the FAA wouldn't see that, > and it was only for convenience. > > However, I noted that if you choose to respond to the survey on the > internet, your tail number is the password to the site. Which means that it > would be possible to affiliate your responses to your tail number. Again, > PA Consulting assured me that all responses would be kept confidention, and > the FAA would not know who responded to what. > > I politely responded that I would not be completing the survey, and said > that I would have been happy to if I did not have this privacy concern. The > pleasant young woman from the consultancy asked for my tail number and/or > name so that I could be removed from further mailings, and I polited > declined to provide that information as well. > > Now, I'm not encouraging anybody to not do the survey, but you might want to > bear in mind who's paying this consultancy. In fact, I hired PA Consulting > for over $10 million worth of work for Pfizer last year, and it's been my > experience that when I've put heat on them to provide information, I got it. > The paying client is the 800 pound gorilla in this scenario. > > Again, I'm not encouraging or discouraging anything. Just providing some > information for your consideration. > > Leslie Holbrook > Alon A2 N161LH > Chester, CT 3B9 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > ================================================================== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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