Hello No.1 ....so it's all systems go then. Even though this change appears not to take into account AIC 107/2000 (pink 14) from which I quote..
"Of the callsign confusion occurrences:
84% involved Numeric callsigns
10% involved Alphanumeric callsigns...."
"When allocating callsigns operators are requested to....
a) avoid using similar numerical callsigns within own company..
d) consider starting flight number elemment sequences with a higher number eg:6 and above
e) try to minimise use of callsigns involving four digits and, wherever possible, use no more than three digits..
I have said it before....if airlines such as British Airways, bmi British Midland, Brymon, British Regional etc,etc can all cope with having one number for ticketing/timetables/joe public and a different one for ATC why can't CHC Scotia?
Oh well, suppose one could adopt what our cousins over the pond do..... "Helibus Forty three, seventy six, cleared for take off..."
