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Old 19th August 2010 | 16:57
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Denti
 
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From: I wouldn't know.
VORs do have three letter codes and only those are used in our OFPs nowadays. Gone are the days where the frequency and full name was in there too. Maps are a thing we are not required to use anymore either as the authority assures us that 2 operating FMC are enough. We do have them, somewhere in our EFB but if I have to look the name simply because a French controller can't be bothered to use the TLC o the second try like the rest of the world does would probably take around 10 minutes (booting up the EFB, starting the correct program, loading the route, zoom in far enough to get VOR names, pan to the correct part of the world).

@Kiltie, it might be an easyjet to you, but looks pretty much like an Icelandair to the rest of us, same for many other airlines tha exchange aircraft between them. Over here it could be an Air Berlin to the controller, but it's a flyniki or tuifly for us. It is actually enough if we pilots acknowledge that after the next landing we can cross or line up, aircraft type and airline can be very misleading.
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