An air carrier light transport captain complains about the voice quality on ATIS. He feels that the computer generated voices are very difficult to understand.

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Attributes
ACN	378380
Time
Date	199708
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mcn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	378380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Generally not impressed with quality of computer voice on ATIS frequencys. I am a new captain in a new airplane with new first officer's and it is taking me 4 and 5 times to get the information. I really don't need this extra workload in a busy environment. Can't we improve the voice quality or go back to the human voice tapes?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT CAPT COMPLAINS ABOUT THE VOICE QUALITY ON ATIS. HE FEELS THAT THE COMPUTER GENERATED VOICES ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.

Narrative: GENERALLY NOT IMPRESSED WITH QUALITY OF COMPUTER VOICE ON ATIS FREQS. I AM A NEW CAPT IN A NEW AIRPLANE WITH NEW FO'S AND IT IS TAKING ME 4 AND 5 TIMES TO GET THE INFO. I REALLY DON'T NEED THIS EXTRA WORKLOAD IN A BUSY ENVIRONMENT. CAN'T WE IMPROVE THE VOICE QUALITY OR GO BACK TO THE HUMAN VOICE TAPES?

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.