"Ron Natalie" wrote in message m...
: Kyle Boatright wrote:
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: Good question. Obsolete data transmitted over a wider area doesn't make it
: any better. They need to put more emphasis on keeping the ATIS current...
: On numerous occasions, I've found that the ATIS was far out of date compared
: to what was actually happening at Fisk/Ripon/Oshkosh..
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: Well the ATIS is owned by the FAA. The parking is controlled by the
: EAA. While they work together pretty well, the tower and the parking
: people do NOT have a direct connection. We don't find the field is
: open/closed through any other system other than listening to the ATIS
: or the toower frequency.
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EAA could do an ATIS-like broadcast on a Unicom sort of frequency - maybe could be called AAIS - automated airventure
information service...