I've forgotten how to quote someone, so it doesn't quite look right sorry.
Tailtakeoff said:
I must say I think it is a bit much that CHC have registered their Sumburgh S-92 G-CGOC (Coast Guard Oscar Charlie). They are clearly trying to cash in on the good reputation that the last Coast guard Oscar Charlie (G-BDOC) had in Shetland for the last couple of decades.
This is probably going to sound VERY big headed, but I think that was my idea. When in a meeting with CHC in the Sumburgh hotel way back when, I suggested they keep the last two letters the same for the new aircraft. Whether they did that on my suggestion or not I dont know. Logic being everyone in the area doesn't get confused by callsigns, local's as well as people involved in the aviation bit. That and the fact it was a pain in the rear end everytime we changed A/C and forgot which one we were in. To be fair it wasn't the "senior's" only, us "junior" staff were as bad, as were air traffic sometimes.
Anyway just thought I would put my penny's worth in, que the smart comments by text and emails from Shetland.
Si
P.S. I KNOW I'm easily confused LOL