Atis
 

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?

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

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 ;)

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

I can send you the current recording if you wish

OK

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)

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

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!!!!