How to - Request D-ATIS (VATSIM/IVAO/PILOTEDGE)

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The iniBuilds A340 Airliner FMS features D-ATIS requests for any online station on VATSIM / IVAO / PilotEdge via the Hoppie Network through the ATSU Datalink function.

Setup - Connect to Hoppie Network

The D-ATIS requests are processed through the Hoppie Network so require you to setup your Hoppie Logon Code on the EFB 3rd Party settings page. If you are a new user, you can register for a free Hoppie Logon code here: https://www.hoppie.nl/acars/system/register.html 

Once you have your code, you can enter this manually via the On-Screen Keyboard OR by pasting it into the field by clicking on the text field and then pressing Cntrl+V key on your keyboard.

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Operation - D-ATIS Request

To request D-ATIS,

1. Ensure the FMS INIT A page FROM/TO and FLT NBR fields are filled in.
2. Access the  ATC MENU page on the FMS via ATC COMM > ATC MENU > -> (Next Page) > ATIS
   
    
3. Type in the ICAO IDENT for your desired airport in the ARPT/TYPE field.
    

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   Note: In case the station has a separate Departure (_D) and Arrival (_A) ATIS available, you can request it specifically by entering ICAO/DEP or ICAO/ARR instead (E.g. OMDB/DEP or OMDB/ARR)

     

4. Choose ATIS TYPE to request from VATSIM / IVAO / PILOT EDGE as desired by clicking the L5 LSK
5. Set PRINT to AUTO (default) or MANUAL by clicking the R6 LSK
6. Press REQ SEND* by clicking the respective R1 to R4 LSK
   
    
7. By default the D-ATIS will print automatically.
8. To review the message on the FMS, access the AOC RCVD MSGS page via ATC COMM > AOC MENU > RCVD MSGS

 
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Note: The FMS INIT A page FROM/TO field need to be filled, along with your FLT NBR, for the Network to identify which station to send the requested data back to.