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ATIS 101

Oliver Rhodes

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Hi all,

Whilst provision of an ATIS is principally the responsibility of the TWR controller, members on all positions - including DEL/GND - are permitted to operate a VATSIM ATIS at any time. Please note that ATIS use is governed by the Global Controller/ATIS Information Policy.

The following tutorial shows how to set-up a basic ATIS using EuroScope:

1. Click on the runway icon on the EuroScope ribbon for the runway selection dialog;

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2. Scroll down to find the aerodrome for which you would like to set-up an ATIS (typing its ICAO code will move you there more quickly), select your departure/arrival runways, and click 'OK';

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3. Click on the letter shown on the EuroScope ribbon - the letter displayed depends on the current/most recent ATIS information letter;

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4. Ensure that the ATIS file content box is populated - if it is, proceed to step seven; if it isn't, proceed to step five;

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5. Click 'Browse';

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6. Navigate to '...\UK\Data\ATIS' (in your EuroScope directory), select the 'ATIS.txt' file, and click 'Open' - the ATIS file content box will now populate;

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7. Enter the ICAO code of the aerodrome for which you would like to set-up an ATIS into the 'ATIS airport' box, and click 'Get METAR';

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8. Ensure that the ATIS maker URL is populated - if it isn't, copy and paste into it the following URL; 

http://uniatis.net/atis.php?arr=$arrrwy($atisairport)&dep=$deprwy($atisairport)&apptype=ILS&info=$atiscode&metar=$metar($atisairport)

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9. Tick 'Automatically generate new ATIS using the URL', and press 'Test URL';

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10. The 'Extracted URL' and 'Text ATIS and multiple record ATIS' boxes will populate;

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11. Click 'Connect ATIS' and 'Start multiple record playback';

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12. Check that your ATIS has appeared in the controller list, and that its frequency has appeared next to the ATIS letter on the EuroScope ribbon - your ATIS has now been set-up!

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If you would prefer a video tutorial, one is available here (courtesy of @Samuel James and @Matthew Moy):

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any member of our instructor team!

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Edward Berkley

Edward Berkley

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Is there a way to add items to the atis permanently? I notice that the text atis resets itself whenever the new atis information is updated.

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Connor Faulder

Connor Faulder

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45 minutes ago, Edward Berkley said:

Is there a way to add items to the atis permanently? I notice that the text atis resets itself whenever the new atis information is updated.

What sort of items?

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Edward Berkley

Edward Berkley

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27 minutes ago, Connor Faulder said:

What sort of items?

Sorry, didn't make myself clear. I'm basically saying why I can't add extra information to the text atis without the text atis resetting itself to default whenever a new atis information is updated.

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Nick Marinov

Nick Marinov

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You should be adding them to the upper link, the ATIS maker URL, not the extracted URL and then it will work.

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