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kontrolor
9th Jan 2009, 19:35
hi, I would like to hear your collection of points with funny or bizarre names. We are introducing a new route scheme in spring, among other points we have: penex, gimix, rekti, nipel
(last two are actually in this order)
:}
BALLSOUT
9th Jan 2009, 19:53
Madad, Bombo, Itsux & Lardy
Frankly Mr Shankly
9th Jan 2009, 22:20
Direct KOK, DIK....oh those wacky Luxembourg-ens....
fingal flyer
9th Jan 2009, 22:42
LOREL + HARDY and BUSTA(Keaton) in London ,all black and white film comedians.
GINIS in Ireland.AAAAAH
Also BULUX in Belgium and nearly a nice place to go VAGNA in France.
dixi188
9th Jan 2009, 23:34
There's one in Saudi Arabia called "RAGED" and in Australia there's GAFFA (Great Australian F??k All) in the Nulaboor Plain.
Shed-on-a-Pole
10th Jan 2009, 02:24
My personal favourites are:
DOGIT and KOLID
('Dodge It' and 'Collide' - Geddit?)
Believe there is also ROBUM and RAPEM.
Han 1st Solo
10th Jan 2009, 03:33
FAF at DUS 05L is called DIKMI, always cracks me up when I have to brief it! :}
Bearcat
10th Jan 2009, 07:08
and lest not forget BEKOK en rte to FRA.
CentreFix25
10th Jan 2009, 07:32
The long winter nights must just fly by;)
I did Google these, not sure if there real: LEAKY, BOATS, SINNK, DRAIN and PLUGG
BALIX (excellent with an Irish accent), CIDAR
groundfloor
10th Jan 2009, 09:31
Itaw, apud, ycat - all following on one route, near Diego Garcia if I remember correctly :).
Nokox, all girl crew heard requesting direct - chaos on radio follows :}.
on the north polar siberian route there is a BOLOX AND TITIE
pottwiddler
10th Jan 2009, 18:46
We were having this same conversation the other week, when THRED and NEEDL came up. DIKAS was mentioned too.
I pointed out that there is a CLITY, but no male pilot has found it! :rolleyes:
Sorry....
Charley B
10th Jan 2009, 20:20
NIAKID,ANNET--always made me laugh when I could hear the Lands End Sector from where we lived before!
Deaf Tortoise
10th Jan 2009, 20:45
Madrid airspace has RATAS and GASMO
and as always the humour lies in using the correct accent.
I wonder if EGBKFlyer will make an appearance on this thread, as I know he has been collecting these waypoints for simply ages.....
mad_bob
10th Jan 2009, 20:55
Just South of NCL there are GIRLI and UVAVU....The latter sounds like something Vic Reeves used to say on Shooting Stars and he is from that neck of the woods....
chiglet
10th Jan 2009, 20:58
I can't find the link, but Nick Locke had a web site for all VOR/Rps
BluffOldSeaDog
10th Jan 2009, 21:06
Artha & Daley north of Manchester, UK
Bullethead
10th Jan 2009, 21:58
There are two VORs about 80 miles apart, 250 or so miles southwest of JFK which auto tune in the FMC and they are;
FAK ORF :eek:
FlAtrocK and NORFolk
I just about died laughing the first time I saw this.
Regards,
BH.
FlyboyUK
11th Jan 2009, 11:08
Then there's LESTA & PIGOT up by East Mids
Some time ago heard an American call PENIL penile!
AEUENG
11th Jan 2009, 13:27
There is KINKI in South Asia!
Mister Geezer
11th Jan 2009, 13:39
DEDLI and OSAMA are next to each other. Just to the west of Jeddah.
Easy Ryder
11th Jan 2009, 17:33
DEDLI and OSAMA are next to each other. Just to the west of Jeddah.
HAHA that one ALWAYS cracks me up! :E
boredcounter
12th Jan 2009, 04:23
Not to mention UPDUK, for the non-local pips, Aye up duck being the local greeting.....
Me, I say bring back BEENO, TOPPA and DANDY
Bored
PPRuNe Pop
12th Jan 2009, 07:48
This has already been a subject and a search will no doubt find it.