Mister Geezer - this is EXACTLY MY POINT.
On that day, you needed to know that the usual approach that you expected was NOT available. The lack of the ILS was not NOTAMED either. So on the ATIS, a message saying "expect an RNAV approach" would have been entirely appropriate. It would have given you the heads up you required and you would have briefed accordingly.
What I'm trying to get across is that on the 90% of occasions when an airfield with an ILS is using it's ILS; we don't need to be told every time on the ATIS to expect an ILS. We ONLY need to be told if it's NOT using it.
I think you guys are winding me up by pretending you don't understand
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