What is with Hotel/With Lima in ATC?
"... and we have Whiskey... " is my favourite.
Went flying once with my wife and information Whiskey was in effect both when we departed and arrived. She couldn't understand why I was telling ATC that we had Whiskey, did I have a bottle in my flight bag or what ?
Went flying once with my wife and information Whiskey was in effect both when we departed and arrived. She couldn't understand why I was telling ATC that we had Whiskey, did I have a bottle in my flight bag or what ?
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Originally Posted by jabberwok
It means you have the ATIS broadcast with that identifying letter.
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ATIS - Automated Terminal Information Service.
A continuous loop of weather and airfield data transmitted on a frequency which the pilot dials up and listens to when inbound / outbound. Saves ATC having to give everybody the weather individually.
Each broadcast starts with an Information letter - first one of the day normally Alpha. When the information changes, the letter changes. This way ATC know which information the aircraft has and can give them any relevant changes if necessary.
A continuous loop of weather and airfield data transmitted on a frequency which the pilot dials up and listens to when inbound / outbound. Saves ATC having to give everybody the weather individually.
Each broadcast starts with an Information letter - first one of the day normally Alpha. When the information changes, the letter changes. This way ATC know which information the aircraft has and can give them any relevant changes if necessary.
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OK.. two from the old git...
1. Many moons ago whilst there was a heightening of the Pakistan/India problems a PIA 707 was inbound.. I asked him if he had India: "Oh no sir, but we will have it very soon". I still don't know if he meant the ATIS!
2. One Christmas someone who shall remain nameless - but his initials are Terry Ward - did the ATIS and we were amazed to have an Iberia flight call us with "Information Fandabidosi received". (Those incarcerated at Swanwick Penal Institution can confirm this with the Man).
1. Many moons ago whilst there was a heightening of the Pakistan/India problems a PIA 707 was inbound.. I asked him if he had India: "Oh no sir, but we will have it very soon". I still don't know if he meant the ATIS!
2. One Christmas someone who shall remain nameless - but his initials are Terry Ward - did the ATIS and we were amazed to have an Iberia flight call us with "Information Fandabidosi received". (Those incarcerated at Swanwick Penal Institution can confirm this with the Man).
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Originally Posted by Chilli Monster
ATIS - Automated Terminal Information Service.
A continuous loop of weather and airfield data transmitted on a frequency which the pilot dials up and listens to when inbound / outbound. Saves ATC having to give everybody the weather individually.
Each broadcast starts with an Information letter - first one of the day normally Alpha. When the information changes, the letter changes. This way ATC know which information the aircraft has and can give them any relevant changes if necessary.
A continuous loop of weather and airfield data transmitted on a frequency which the pilot dials up and listens to when inbound / outbound. Saves ATC having to give everybody the weather individually.
Each broadcast starts with an Information letter - first one of the day normally Alpha. When the information changes, the letter changes. This way ATC know which information the aircraft has and can give them any relevant changes if necessary.
But with your explaination, i understand it now. Thanks
Some of my friends in my school(they are also aviation enthusiasts) also dun understand this. But i will tell them tmr when i meet them
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Originally Posted by Gargleblaster
"... and we have Whiskey... " is my favourite.
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Was hour building for my CPL out in Florida during their 'Thanks Giving' holiday. The ATC at one of the airfields I used added some festive spirit by replacing the normal ATIS letter identifier with information Turkey and Butterball etc. Unfortunately they didn't take my suggestion and replace information Mike with information Mickey Mouse. Not quite festive, but I was looking forward to hearing the good ol' boys "checkin' in wid ya wid Mickey Mouse information". The thought made me chuckle anyway...
Incidentally, when asked by one of the rednecks filling my Cherokee up with Avgas why I was flying during Thanks Giving, he was less that amused when I told him (bearing in mind this was just weeks after 9-11), that I was an Englishman, therefore Thanks Giving meant about as much to me as Ramadam did to him.
Incidentally, when asked by one of the rednecks filling my Cherokee up with Avgas why I was flying during Thanks Giving, he was less that amused when I told him (bearing in mind this was just weeks after 9-11), that I was an Englishman, therefore Thanks Giving meant about as much to me as Ramadam did to him.
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Aah! I thought the question was what does 'with Hotel/with Lima' (in a wunner!) mean - doh!
I'm off to find some sackcloth
Another nice ATC 'gem' was the warm welcome we used to get from Vienna Area control when we flew the BA LGW-VIE schedule, c/s '82WW' - "Good evening, Speedbird 82 Double Scotch"
I'm off to find some sackcloth
Another nice ATC 'gem' was the warm welcome we used to get from Vienna Area control when we flew the BA LGW-VIE schedule, c/s '82WW' - "Good evening, Speedbird 82 Double Scotch"
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On dark boring nights coming into MAN, I have been known to report with a Llama, with Echo, echo, echo but fave is
'Hello Manch, XXX 123, Minibus with Mike and John, through 130 for 90, 340kts to the centre fix 06L
'Hello Manch, XXX 123, Minibus with Mike and John, through 130 for 90, 340kts to the centre fix 06L
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During Christmas a few years ago the woman reading the ATIS manually thought she should make it a little nicer, and instead of the norman Alpha, Bravo and so on, the decided to use words that people could connect with Christmas instead, and one of the boradcasts was 'This is information Turkey'...
Apparently one of the pilots had a rather bad day, and on initial call said '... and can you please tell your ATIS-lady to stick the tyrkey a certain place'...
So much for X-mas spirit...
Apparently one of the pilots had a rather bad day, and on initial call said '... and can you please tell your ATIS-lady to stick the tyrkey a certain place'...
So much for X-mas spirit...