Atis

[Lowkey]

Hi all,

Flying past Prague the other day the ATIS was as follows:

R/W30 Gapped 100% Contamination Braking Action Good 210/12 ....... etc.

I have never come accross Gapped before and have no idea what it means. Can anyone help?

[FlightDetent]

Say time, wonder if there are friends who can retrieve the tape.

FD,
(the un-real)

GG LKINANBU
061304 LKPRYMET ATIS_BST
VLCZ09 ATIS 061302 REPEAT 98
BROADCAST SENT TO LKPRWMAE ORIGINAL SENT TO LKPRWMAF
TEXT
GOOD AFTERNOON RUZYNE ATIS INFORMATION NOVEMBER 1301*
/ATS
ILS APPROACH RWY24 IN USE LOW VISIBILITY PROCEDURES IN OPERATION *
RUNWAY CONDITIONS RUNWAY 24 DAMP BRAKING ACTION GOOD
RUNWAY CONDITIONS RUNWAY 31 DAMP BRAKING ACTION GOOD *
TRANSITION LEVEL 60 *
/ATS
CATEGORY II AND III HOLDING POSITION IN USE *
*
WIND 320 DEGREES 7 KNOTS VISIBILITY 7 HUNDRED METRES RVR RUNWAY 24 1 THOUSAND METRES DOWNWARD TENDENCY RVR RUNWAY 31 8 HUNDRED METRES DOWNWARD TENDENCY FOG VERTICAL VISIBILITY 2 HUNDRED FEET TEMPERATURE 1 , DEWPOINT 1 QNH 1004 HECTOPASCALS NOSIG *
/ATS YOU HAVE RECEIVED ATIS INFORMATION NOVEMBER

[ok1]

Lowkey:

Could it have possibly been DAMP? See http://lineart.wz.cz/atis.php?in=lkpr for latest record and a database, which currently dates back to 11/18.

FD: jsi me predbehl

[Lowkey]

we listened 7 or 8 times but ....... cannot be positive. Didn't realise you could pull up historical ATIS cheers.

[ok1]

I can send you the current recording if you wish

OK

[FlightDetent]

I listened to the present about 6 times now and even if it says DAMP it sounds just a tiny bit like "damped" (now that is a seriously silly idea).

Lowkey: Any chance getting the old one from the system? We're eager to know.

ok1: Nice link,

FD.
(the un-real)

[Lowkey]

http://lineart.wz.cz/atis_sql.php?id..._sql=lkpr_ATIS

Thanks everyone for all your help. You are quite correct it was DAMP as I have pulled up the ATIS for the date of the flight around the right time. It sounded so much like Gapped. Ear washing time.

Cheers

Lowkey

[Wheelybin]

In relation to this. In UK we give runway surface conditions in thirds ( touch down, mid point, stop end ). So even if damp in all sectors ATIS would have said " Damp, Damp, Damp". I thought this was a standard. Would it have helped or would you just have heard " gapped, gapped, gapped" and been even more confused!

Edited to say. To my colleagues in Praha. Cracking City, loved my visit! Any jobs going!!!!