ATIS letter

The ATIS letter action shows the current ATIS information for the specified station. You can use it to:

• See the current ATIS letter for a station.
• See the current altimeter for a station.
• See an indicator for the current flight rules following FAA or ICAO standards.
• Get warned if the pressure falls below 29.92 InHg as a reminder that FL180 (or FL190) is unavailable.
• Get notified when a new ATIS is published.
• Clear the new ATIS notification for a station.
• Clear the new ATIS notification for all stations.

Prerequisites

To use this action you must have vATIS running and you must be connected to VATSIM as either a controller or an observer. The action can show current the ATIS for any station in the active vATIS profile.

Basic configuration

To configure the action to show the ATIS for a specific station configure the following settings:

Setting	Value	Example
Title	The title to show on the action, typically the name of the station.	KPDX
Station	The station to display. This must match the station name shown in vATIS.	KPDX
ATIS type	The station type. This will usually be Combined unless the ATIS is at an airport that publishes separate Arrival and Departure information.	Combined

States

By default the pressure displays in white. For pressure reported in InHg, if the value falls below 29.92 the value will show in red as a reminder that FL180 (or FL190, depending on the altimeter value) are unusable.

If enabled the current flight rules for the station will display in the top left, using either FAA or ICAO rules:

Interactions

The action supports both short and long press.

Interaction	Description
Short press	Clears the new ATIS indication for the station.
Long press	Clears the new ATIS indication for all stations.

Settings reference

Setting	Description	Required?
Title	The title to show on the action.	No
Station	The name of the station you want to display status for.	Yes
Type	The type of the station.	Yes
Flight rules	Shows an indicator in the top right for the current flight rules based on ceiling and visibility. Default FAA.	No
Current	The image to display when the ATIS letter shown is current.	No
Observer	The image to display when the ATIS is published by a controller other than you.	No
Unavailable	The image to display when there is no connection to vATIS.	No
Updated	The image to display when the ATIS letter updated to a new one.	No

The default display automatically includes the station name, ATIS letter, and altimeter. When specifying custom state images the following advanced settings can be used to display text on the action:

Setting	Description	Default
Show altimeter	Shows the altimeter on the action.	off
Show letter	Shows the letter on the action.	off
Show title	Shows the title on the action.	off
Show wind	Shows the wind on the action.	off

SVG template variables

All state images support SVG templates. The following variables are provided:

Variable	Description
altimeter	The current altimeter.
connectionStatus	The current station connection status.
faaFlightRules	The current FAA flight rules based on ceiling and visibility.
icaoFlightRules	The current ICAO flight rules based on ceiling and visibility.
isConnected	True if the station is connected to VATSIM.
isNewAtis	True if the ATIS letter is new.
letter	The current ATIS letter.
pressure	A pressure object with the altimeter details.
showFlightRules	The flight rules display setting.
station	The station name.
title	The title specified by the user.
wind	The current wind.

The connectionStatus values are:

• Connected
• Connecting
• Disconnected
• Observer

The faaFlightRules values are:

• IFR
• LIFR
• MVFR
• UNKNOWN
• VFR

The icaoFlightRules values are:

• IMC
• UNKNOWN
• VMC

The showFlightRules values are:

• FAA
• ICAO
• NONE

The pressure object contains the following properties:

Property	Description
formattedValue	A formatted display of the pressure, either A2999 or Q910 for example depending on the unit.
value	The value of the pressure, without a decimal point, e.g. 2999.
unit	The unit for the pressure, either MercuryInch or hPa.