Salt,
Yes sir, you are correct. That is what the AOI says, and those are the procedures that are mandatory to follow. Absolutely no argument there. Those are the expectations and that is what should be done.
My point is there is a lot of superfluous R/T that COULD be done away with if the procedures from the GCAA, and those around that make the rules could see the efficiency of call sign, passing altitude and ATIS. But it's more or less working with current procedures, so no reason change of course. Lastly, ATIS was "invented" so the controllers did not have to give you wx, runway, altimeter etc. to reduce their workload. These procedures just add to it by repeating info on the ATIS. At least they're not adding current weather on initial contact.
But Laker has a point. What takes priority, AOI pages or ATIS? The problem is, there is no difference between departure and arrival D-ATIS here.
Guess that's enough of a discussion about ATIS. Let's get back on topic on how R/T is the US is the abysmal and how it just doesn't work. That's always good for two or three pages of discussion.
