302HO said:Am an aircraft fan.
I have heard this on my Icom but dont know what it means.
"delta 1182 at 4000 with DELTA"
"united 110 decending to 2000 with WHISKEY"
What does "delta" and "whiskey" mean?
Please explain.....
thank you.
CLB said:ATIS (Automated Terminal Information Service...or something along those lines) Generally every hour, the tower will record an automated weather/ traffic/ NOTAM, etc.. message and stamp it with a letter designator. Alpha for A, Delta for D, Wiskey for W.....They change every hour or when the situation warrants, thus making that mesage the next letter in the alphabet.
So when you hear "Tower, Delta 2535 inbound to land, runway 15 with Alpha", you'll know that the aircraft has information Alpha.
Check this out....more info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Terminal_Information_Service
KCChiefs9690 said:The localizer is a radio signal that is received by a special indicator in the cockpit, and in bad weather, is used to guide the plane to the runway, even if the pilots do not see the runway (like in the clouds). How it works is the indicator contains a needle that swings either left or right. Which ever way it points is the direction the pilots need to turn the plane to align it with the runway. If the needle is in the middle of the indicator, it means the plane is properly aligned with the runway.
Localizers are usually coupled with glideslopes, which are the same as localizers, exept it provides up/down guidance. The glideslope and the localizer needles are on the same indicator, so it makes it easy for the pilot to interpret.
Hope this helps,