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Question re: Visibility and/or sky conditions


Bahaeddine El-Zarif
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Bahaeddine El-Zarif
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Hello there,

 

I have been trying vATIS to find out that it doesnt really say "CAVOK" when there is no clouds or the visibility.

 

Bahaeddine

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Joshua Black
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You'd probably have to edit the text and change it to "CAV OK." (Make it two words)

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Bahaeddine El-Zarif
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Josh,

 

Do you mean like create a contraction for it ?

 

What about the visibility?

 

You'd probably have to edit the text and change it to "CAV OK." (Make it two words)
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Joshua Black
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Sorry, my mistake. That won't work.

 

I'm not so sure there's a work around for that...

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Bahaeddine El-Zarif
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Thanks for all of your help Josh.

 

Sorry, my mistake. That won't work.

 

I'm not so sure there's a work around for that...

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Bahaeddine El-Zarif
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Update: My problem with vATIS is that it skips the visibility and sky conditions when it's CAVOK.

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Lindsey Wiebe 1101951
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Perhaps that's by design? If an aerodrome is CAVOK they replaces visibility and sky conditions.

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Bahaeddine El-Zarif
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Perhaps that's by design? If an aerodrome is CAVOK they replaces visibility and sky conditions.

Lindsey,

 

When it's CAVOK, it does not even say CAVOK at all, and when it's not it skips the visibility.

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Don Desfosse
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I was waiting for the developer to reply, but... Remember that vATIS was developed with the USA in mind. USA METARs do not use CAVOK. Since he has already stated that he does not have time/desire to further develop vATIS for non-USA locations, it would be up to the developer to consider if he wants to add an allowance for CAVOK (or determine if he wants to further develop vATIS for non-USA locations).

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Bahaeddine El-Zarif
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Thank you Don. I forgot to mention that I came across that post saying it was for US airports. However, I find it to be the most realistic ATIS system on VATSIM. Shame it's not going to be developed further.

 

I was waiting for the developer to reply, but... Remember that vATIS was developed with the USA in mind. USA METARs do not use CAVOK. Since he has already stated that he does not have time/desire to further develop vATIS for non-USA locations, it would be up to the developer to consider if he wants to add an allowance for CAVOK (or determine if he wants to further develop vATIS for non-USA locations).
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