The Avitech AFTN PC supports the AFTN end-user in generating AFTN messages:

• Automatic insertion of standard information (sender address, filing time etc.) during message generation

• Administration of locally available AFTN messages: archive, retrieve (received as well as transmitted)

• Templates for standard messages (FPL related, NOTAM, SNOWTAM)

• Input checking during message compilation for completeness, consistency, validity and the correct format

• Message size monitoring according to ICAO, providing alarms and transmission rejection in the event of message length violation

• Auto wrap at the last space before 69 characters in a line

• Long term retention (archival) of messages (up to 100 days)

• Monitoring of connectivity and transmission

• Signaling of received messages;

SS messages signaled with an acoustic alarm in addition

• On-line printout of messages (received and transmitted)

• Automatic generation of an SS message confirmation upon operator acknowledgement of the priority alert.