Funny A/C Regs. or ICAO Location Indicators
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Funny A/C Regs. or ICAO Location Indicators
U experienced (old) guys' and gals' out there must have seen a few funny regs. or ICAO Designators' in your time?
Saw a departure point the other day somewhere in the US of A with the designator being KLIT, which heralded a few "phnarr phnarrs'" around the ops room!
Also once saw a pic of a german registered C172 with the reg.
D-EEFY!
And not forgetting Old farmer McDonald in Ireland somewhere with his cropsprayer reg. E-IEIO
Cheers
Bob!
Saw a departure point the other day somewhere in the US of A with the designator being KLIT, which heralded a few "phnarr phnarrs'" around the ops room!
Also once saw a pic of a german registered C172 with the reg.
D-EEFY!
And not forgetting Old farmer McDonald in Ireland somewhere with his cropsprayer reg. E-IEIO
Cheers
Bob!
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I have had one called G-TENT come in once, to which the tower obviously had to say to the guy, ''for over night parking, you can pitch it over there'' !
On the funny R/T call-ups, i have had a guy call-up, been given the details and then asked me to repeat the info becuase he and i quote ''Had no lead in his pencil''
On the funny R/T call-ups, i have had a guy call-up, been given the details and then asked me to repeat the info becuase he and i quote ''Had no lead in his pencil''
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On the VOR approach into Boca Raton, Florida the FAF is named UGLEE. Funny when you got cleared for the approach "... N123AB, 3 miles from UGLEE..." etc
Further south, somewhere south of the Florida Keyes if I remember correctly there is a waypoint called DROWN.... somebody with a sarcastic sense of humour must have come up with that one....
Further south, somewhere south of the Florida Keyes if I remember correctly there is a waypoint called DROWN.... somebody with a sarcastic sense of humour must have come up with that one....
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RC-135 used to leave controlled airspace to the open FIR in the Clacton area to refuel enroute Offutt AFB in America. The flight strip read - CLN FIR KOFF
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seen recently on S15 (DOVER for the old lads!);
IBENT - a bit queer that one
and Bexil160's favourite
GBL05T - coming 'up the hill' via GUBAR
Didn't see this one myself so it might be a LACC myth - there was a USAF tanker callsign - W4NK1..... except an 'A' instead of a 4
or what about the reporting points in Scottish FIR...........
ITSUX MADAD
IBENT - a bit queer that one
and Bexil160's favourite
GBL05T - coming 'up the hill' via GUBAR
Didn't see this one myself so it might be a LACC myth - there was a USAF tanker callsign - W4NK1..... except an 'A' instead of a 4
or what about the reporting points in Scottish FIR...........
ITSUX MADAD
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New Reporting point in NZ:
So now a controller can tell you to "HOLD BOLOX".
Not as much fun as HOLDing BEVER up Napier way.
New Reporting Point and Holding Pattern on H235 TASMAN REP ? TR VOR,
and New ATS Route H463
Effective: 10 JUN 04
Effective 10 JUN 04 (0406091200UTC) a compulsory reporting point (BOLOX) and
a holding pattern are established at the intersection of H235 TASMAN REP/TR VOR
and R050 from NS VOR, a new ATS RTE is also established between the reporting point and NS VOR.
New reporting point:
The following new reporting point has been established:-
BOLOX S41 08 01.67 E173 53 51.04
New holding pattern at BOLOX:
MSA 6100ft
Inbound to TR VOR 077
Left hand 21NM - 26NM
New ATS route:
H463 R050 from NS VOR to BOLOX REP MSA 6100ft Dist 32NM
The holding pattern and route data will be published on the WELLINGTON ARC.
and New ATS Route H463
Effective: 10 JUN 04
Effective 10 JUN 04 (0406091200UTC) a compulsory reporting point (BOLOX) and
a holding pattern are established at the intersection of H235 TASMAN REP/TR VOR
and R050 from NS VOR, a new ATS RTE is also established between the reporting point and NS VOR.
New reporting point:
The following new reporting point has been established:-
BOLOX S41 08 01.67 E173 53 51.04
New holding pattern at BOLOX:
MSA 6100ft
Inbound to TR VOR 077
Left hand 21NM - 26NM
New ATS route:
H463 R050 from NS VOR to BOLOX REP MSA 6100ft Dist 32NM
The holding pattern and route data will be published on the WELLINGTON ARC.
Not as much fun as HOLDing BEVER up Napier way.
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An ex Mil controller of mine was talking about his old experiences during the times of the USSR cold war & all the US Mil was still flying around they used to go on excercises..
one of which was
'Excercise Pink Mussel'
& RAF F-4 Phantoms had a callsign ''Giver Formation''
(Giver 1 & Giver2)
one of which was
'Excercise Pink Mussel'
& RAF F-4 Phantoms had a callsign ''Giver Formation''
(Giver 1 & Giver2)
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Reporting Points
Hope you enjoy these. A moderately inspirational nightshift.
One for any young parents:
ITSUX, BUSOM, ALOTI
I was also WELIN with BINBO's MARGO and KATHY
Do you have a RIVOT in your NAVEL?
If the company is paying do you ASKAM for FORTY LARGA's
and is the North East really an OTBED for GOLES
Time to go I think!!
One for any young parents:
ITSUX, BUSOM, ALOTI
I was also WELIN with BINBO's MARGO and KATHY
Do you have a RIVOT in your NAVEL?
If the company is paying do you ASKAM for FORTY LARGA's
and is the North East really an OTBED for GOLES
Time to go I think!!