ATC - TAXIWAY PROBLEM

[mgh 89]

I've created a new airfield with AFCAD221 and included a parking spot and two taxiways (ALPHA and BRAVO)When I call ATC for depature taxiway instructions, the text on the screen correctly says via ALPHA, BRAVO but the voice instructions give a much longer list of taxiways, including others than those I've specified.The AFCAD fault finder shows no faults.Any ideas?TIA

[wsieffert 0]

If you press the lists menu item, taxiway designations, what is listed? If more than the A and B are listed, click on each letter and view what get lit up.W. Sieffert

[mgh 89]

I've got:Designator Usage"" (blank) 0ALPHA 8BRAVO 2

[Guest winther]

No offence, but I'm just trying the obvious here:The ATC isn't directing you through: ALPHA-LIMA-PAPA-HOTEL-ALPHA and to BRAVO-ROMEO-ALPHA-VICTOR-OSCAR is it?You know: A=ALPHA, B=BRAVO, C=CHARLIE ...Y=YANKIE(EE), Z=ZULUBut as I said, no disrespect meant if this isn't it..../Ketil

[wsieffert 0]

Ketil,I think you hit the nail square on the head. Looking through the decompiled ATC wave files, ALPHA, BRAVO, etc. are not listed. There are various listings for A-Initial, A-Middle, A-Trailing, and A-Phonetic, etc. If the wave files are played, they say the phonetic ALPHA.If one looks at a default AFCAD, the use of a single letter results in ATC directing taxi using the phonetic for the letter. If more than one character is used, e.g., A1, ATC uses the Initial-Middle-Trailing phonetic for the character string.The taxiway name is allowed eight characters max. However, if the taxiway name in real-file is ALPHA, only the A is required for ATC to say ALPHA. The eight characters is probably overkill in most cases.W. Sieffert

[mgh 89]

Thanks both you. You were rightI should have engaged brain first.... :(