Reporter protests length of ATIS information and quality of the information.

Attributes
ACN	190219
Time
Date	199109
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mfa airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tower : mia artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	190219
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Mia ATIS information was timed at 1 min 20 seconds. This is getting ridiculous. The information needed to plan the approach includes ceiling, visibility, wind, temperature and approach in use. That should take about 10 seconds to transmit. All other information should have been put in the NOTAMS for study before departure. The feds are just trying to cover any potential liability problems, but it is going to cause potential problems in the cockpit by taking up precious time and concentration which should focused on descent into a busy terminal area. If you dare miss part of the ATIS (ATC radio calls, checklist items, static, poor recording, cockpit demands) it just costs you valuable time waiting for it to come around again. We are covering over 5 mi per min. ATC needs to put NOTAMS back on paper where they belong, and WX back on the ATIS where it belongs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR PROTESTS LENGTH OF ATIS INFO AND QUALITY OF THE INFO.

Narrative: MIA ATIS INFO WAS TIMED AT 1 MIN 20 SECS. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. THE INFO NEEDED TO PLAN THE APCH INCLUDES CEILING, VISIBILITY, WIND, TEMP AND APCH IN USE. THAT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 10 SECONDS TO XMIT. ALL OTHER INFO SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN THE NOTAMS FOR STUDY BEFORE DEP. THE FEDS ARE JUST TRYING TO COVER ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY PROBLEMS, BUT IT IS GOING TO CAUSE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN THE COCKPIT BY TAKING UP PRECIOUS TIME AND CONCENTRATION WHICH SHOULD FOCUSED ON DSCNT INTO A BUSY TERMINAL AREA. IF YOU DARE MISS PART OF THE ATIS (ATC RADIO CALLS, CHKLIST ITEMS, STATIC, POOR RECORDING, COCKPIT DEMANDS) IT JUST COSTS YOU VALUABLE TIME WAITING FOR IT TO COME AROUND AGAIN. WE ARE COVERING OVER 5 MI PER MIN. ATC NEEDS TO PUT NOTAMS BACK ON PAPER WHERE THEY BELONG, AND WX BACK ON THE ATIS WHERE IT BELONGS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.