On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:51:41 +0000, Willie wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Thursday 23 February 2006 22:35, David Luff wrote: > > > > > I wonder if there's any scope for giving it phonetic help/hints for > > stuff it doesn't pronounce well, such as "ATIS". In fact, come to > > think of it, I'm not sure I know how ATIS should be pronounced - I > > always assumed it was "Ay-tis", but maybe "aah-tis" is correct? > > > > Cheers - Dave > I pronounce it "Ay-tiss". Somewhere Ive got a CAP (CAP56?) that gives > the non-std pronunciations for common aeronautical use in UK > airspace. But we certainly say "Ay-tiss" at Prestwick. TBH we dont > use the term that much , its usually just "information November" or > whatever letter is current. Often "information" is missed entirely as > in "Prestwick Tower, G-ATOM at Papa with November, request taxi" > > If the ATIS changes the Tower may add " Information Mike is current" > ie > better re-tune and listen again cos November is history. But AFAIR > they rarely say "ATIS" ..I can see 3 settings needed here; --by-the-book, --sloppy-like-in-RL and --multiplayer. ;o) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
