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Old 1st December 2004 | 15:34
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Mariner9
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Question Why bother with the G in an abbreviated callsign?

Apart from a few N reg and other foreign interlopers, most GA types bumbling around UK airspace are G-reg. So why then, do we routinely abbreviate callsigns G-XX. Surely it'd make more sense to use say the last 3 letters.

Would certainly reduce the number of times ATC nag you to "use full callsign".

Can anyone explain the reasoning behind the current practise
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