FAA Survey, Part 2
16 November 2006, 1037ZThe FAA's medical division helpfully sent me a reminder to submit my response to their customer satisfaction survey, which I've been holding onto until I have a response to my request for recertification. The best part: they gave me a deadline! It truly stretches the limits of my sanity to be given a deadline by the least responsive government agency on Earth. I'm tempted to send them my own postcard:
Thank you for your reminder to submit my response to your customer satisfaction survey. Due to the overwhelming volume of surveys I receive, I am experiencing significant processing delays. If you wish to submit a request for a status report, you may contact the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, who will contact me on your behalf. To help locate your survey more quickly, include your Bureaucracy Identification Number in your request. Please allow 30-45 days to receive your status report.
When I explain this process to non-pilots, I tell them to imagine a world where you can only contact the BMV through mail. But it's actually slightly worse than that: at least we can get the director of the BMV to resign.