Instructor pilot complains that the status of the jsd tower, open or closed, at an adjoining heliport which abuts to the primary airport is not included in the terminal area ATIS. He believes that it is a safety issue since it is notamed open sometimes when it is not scheduled to be which is not known to pilots in the air since it is not included in the terminal area ATIS.

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Attributes
ACN	427160
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdr
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	427160
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

ATIS for bdr class D airspace should contain NOTAMS for the terminal area. NOTAM existed for jsd airspace (class D abutting airspace). This NOTAM indicated the nonstandard condition of jsd airspace. This is a safety of flight requirement because jsd has camouflaged helicopters doing flight test work. ATIS procedures (section 9-3-east) require this inclusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT COMPLAINS THAT THE STATUS OF THE JSD TWR, OPEN OR CLOSED, AT AN ADJOINING HELIPORT WHICH ABUTS TO THE PRIMARY ARPT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TERMINAL AREA ATIS. HE BELIEVES THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT IS NOTAMED OPEN SOMETIMES WHEN IT IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE WHICH IS NOT KNOWN TO PLTS IN THE AIR SINCE IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TERMINAL AREA ATIS.

Narrative: ATIS FOR BDR CLASS D AIRSPACE SHOULD CONTAIN NOTAMS FOR THE TERMINAL AREA. NOTAM EXISTED FOR JSD AIRSPACE (CLASS D ABUTTING AIRSPACE). THIS NOTAM INDICATED THE NONSTANDARD CONDITION OF JSD AIRSPACE. THIS IS A SAFETY OF FLT REQUIREMENT BECAUSE JSD HAS CAMOUFLAGED HELIS DOING FLT TEST WORK. ATIS PROCS (SECTION 9-3-E) REQUIRE THIS INCLUSION.

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.