Originally Posted by Mikehotel152
You will find that many commercial pilots find reporting their aircraft type a bit annoying at their home base. This is especially so when their airline only flies one type and both the pilot and the controller know this.
FlyBe don't have any Fokker 50s, but one pitched up flying one of their routes recently. It's the same WT category as a Q400, but i'm just saying - you can get caught out if you don't check. It's also required for referring to an item of traffic;
"G-OD, No.3. No.2 is a ...."
"After the 737 crossing right to left, taxi holding point...." etc.