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DUATS is being shut down on May 16. The official reason is that the contract between the FAA and CSRA (a government contractor that was formerly called CSC) is expiring. The more practical reason is that electronic flight bag apps have completely revolutionized how most general aviation pilots plan flights and file flight plans.
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Direct User Access Terminal Service (DUATS) was a weather information and flight plan processing service contracted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 1989 [1] for use by United States civil pilots and other authorized users.
The FAA will discontinue the Direct User Access Terminal Service (DUATS II) Program on May 16, but pilots who get their weather briefings from Flight Service by phone or through the flight service website will not be affected by the expiration of the DUATS II contract.
The FAA established the Direct User Access Terminal System (DUATS) way back in 1989, and it was way ahead of its time. In an era when few people had PCs and our phones largely were still attached to our walls back home, DUATS was a revelation.
When the FAA’s direct user access terminal service (DUATS) first went on line in 1989, it was a big deal. Anyone with a 28.8 modem hooked to a computer could dial up an FAA-approved weather service and obtain their flight-planning information for free, without needing to speak with a human.
The FAA will discontinue the Direct User Access Terminal Service (DUATS) at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, May 16, and for pilots in search of the ultimate DUATS replacement, look no further than an iFlightPlanner Free membership!