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Report regarding the computerized ATIS voice at bna.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354226 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 354226 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
This is the time I've ever written one of these and I've done nothing wrong! But I see how easy it is to misinterpret the instructions on the automated ATIS at bna. This is an international class C airport and you've got a drunken foreign sounding robot on the ATIS. I have to listen to that garbage several times too many. And if I tune the wrong altimeter setting in and climb to match any altitude with the new setting I could be accused of busting an altitude. Get rid of that garbage ATIS at bna. Every AWOS or ASOS system I've ever heard is much easier to understand.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPT REGARDING THE COMPUTERIZED ATIS VOICE AT BNA.
Narrative: THIS IS THE TIME I'VE EVER WRITTEN ONE OF THESE AND I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG! BUT I SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO MISINTERPRET THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE AUTOMATED ATIS AT BNA. THIS IS AN INTL CLASS C ARPT AND YOU'VE GOT A DRUNKEN FOREIGN SOUNDING ROBOT ON THE ATIS. I HAVE TO LISTEN TO THAT GARBAGE SEVERAL TIMES TOO MANY. AND IF I TUNE THE WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING IN AND CLB TO MATCH ANY ALT WITH THE NEW SETTING I COULD BE ACCUSED OF BUSTING AN ALT. GET RID OF THAT GARBAGE ATIS AT BNA. EVERY AWOS OR ASOS SYS I'VE EVER HEARD IS MUCH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.
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.