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Reporter suggests sigmets and regional WX broadcasts use geographic descriptors instead of noting location by VOR symbols.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 145917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 145917 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
As a user of WX information, I would derive much more usable information from sigmets and region WX synopsis if the geographic descriptions referenced major cities or geographic portions of affected states, instead of VOR facs. I find it difficult to form a mental picture of an 'area from hro to eld to igb to dyr.' it's even more difficult when the broadcast is 'rapid delivery' in an attempted to minimize on the air time. I can derive much more useful information from a description like, 'central and eastern ar, western ky and northern ms.' this is not so much a complaint as it is a constructive request for more user-friendly information. We're on a team effort here, and truly clear text language description would improve usefulness of this important information that the WX folks work so earnestly and intently to provide. I need and appreciate this information--and I would derive more value if the format was changed. The more useful the information we have, the more situationally aware we area--the safer we are!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER SUGGESTS SIGMETS AND REGIONAL WX BROADCASTS USE GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTORS INSTEAD OF NOTING LOCATION BY VOR SYMBOLS.
Narrative: AS A USER OF WX INFO, I WOULD DERIVE MUCH MORE USABLE INFO FROM SIGMETS AND REGION WX SYNOPSIS IF THE GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS REFERENCED MAJOR CITIES OR GEOGRAPHIC PORTIONS OF AFFECTED STATES, INSTEAD OF VOR FACS. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO FORM A MENTAL PICTURE OF AN 'AREA FROM HRO TO ELD TO IGB TO DYR.' IT'S EVEN MORE DIFFICULT WHEN THE BROADCAST IS 'RAPID DELIVERY' IN AN ATTEMPTED TO MINIMIZE ON THE AIR TIME. I CAN DERIVE MUCH MORE USEFUL INFO FROM A DESCRIPTION LIKE, 'CENTRAL AND EASTERN AR, WESTERN KY AND NORTHERN MS.' THIS IS NOT SO MUCH A COMPLAINT AS IT IS A CONSTRUCTIVE REQUEST FOR MORE USER-FRIENDLY INFO. WE'RE ON A TEAM EFFORT HERE, AND TRULY CLEAR TEXT LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION WOULD IMPROVE USEFULNESS OF THIS IMPORTANT INFO THAT THE WX FOLKS WORK SO EARNESTLY AND INTENTLY TO PROVIDE. I NEED AND APPRECIATE THIS INFO--AND I WOULD DERIVE MORE VALUE IF THE FORMAT WAS CHANGED. THE MORE USEFUL THE INFO WE HAVE, THE MORE SITUATIONALLY AWARE WE AREA--THE SAFER WE ARE!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.