What does sidat mean( i dont kno the spelling....) its used in ATC communications... pilots use it!!!!?

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plzzzzz help i need it for my project so no STUPID anwers plz

Answer 1

Sorry litig8tr, SID stands for standard instrument departure. But in forty years of talking to ATC, I've never heard the word "sidat" or anything that even sounds like it.

Answer 2

Please post the associated airport. Just doing a quick look-up, I can easily find seven fixes that might sound similar to "sidat."  If you can provide the airport the aircraft are approaching, one of us could probably find the exact fix and explain what it's used for.

EDIT 4/10:  I wish I could give you more info, but here's what I was able to glean.  I listened to the live feed of OKBK and heard "SIDAT" used when aircraft were being radar identified, and also one aircraft reported passing SIDAT (don't even know if that's how it's spelled).   This suggests that it is either a fix such as an airway intersection, or a navaid of some type.  Unfortunately, I couldn't find a chart of the airspace in that airway, so I wasn't able to identify exactly what it is, but this may help a bit.  If I find any more info, I'll be sure to post it.

Answer 3

It's a reporting point near your location.

Go to your local airport and buy a chart of your area.

Look for what they are talking about by looking X# of miles around the airport (whatever the pilot said in the communication). It will be in bold.

That is your answer.

Answer 4

Sounds like a fix of some sort, given the context that you've cited. Where that fix is, however, could be anyone's guess.

I did find a CETUT intersection off the Charleston VOR. You listening to ATC in the Charleston area?

Answer 5

Which ATC (What Center? ie Atlanta, Chicago, Jacksonville, etc.) was saying it? And what did they say after that?

Answer 6

Only thing I can think of is SID, which stands for Station IDentifier.

If that's not it, give me a sentence using your term.

Answer 7

from the context, sounds like a waypoint. Check with your local tower.

Answer 8

sounds like its a "FIX" ... a defined point marked on instrument approach plates where for example an intrument approach begins. In this case the contoller issues a clearance for the approach.

SIDAT .. or however you spell it .. Is simply the name of this fix - Here is an example of another fix .. its called SWEET

http://airnav.com/airspace/fix/SWEET