waypoints with unprounacable names

[olasek]

For example on the Seattle low altitude chart you have some like this with names RVDCT, STMSN. Any significance of such names which can't be pronounced?

I know about VFR waypoints but their names should always begin with VP (per FAA docs) and these are clearly not to be used in spoken language.

 

[pericynthion]

These ones aren't on airways. I believe they're typically used when filing long-distance random routes.

Of course, if you try hard enough I'm sure you could pronounce them - maybe "Radar Vectors DireCT"

 

[olasek]

These ones aren't on airways. I believe they're typically used when filing long-distance random routes.

True, these two aren't on any airway but other depicted with a similar blue compass-rose like symbol are on airways - they are on new Q-routes or T-routes.

I spoke with a real controller - he claims that whether something can be easily pronounced or not becomes less important in view on new direct ground-air links. He also claims that many of those new off-airway waypoints are meant to be used in STARs or in ODPs (Optimal Descent Procedures).

 

[Warrior]

my flying instructor wasn't too excited about 5 letter waypoints that you cannot pronounce. I am wondering if there aren't enough pronouncible words that could be used instead of all those non words! Like proceed to Billy, motor, gripe, whatever, there are lots of 5 letter words if they are hung up on 5 letters!