Cool callsign

[flyboy519]

I heard last week a new one ' Shadow 01 ' - Anyone know who runs this callsign

[tori chelli]

there used to be a number of comic book based callsigns, but a look through the book - sad or what! - only reveals
Batman- Executive, Switzerland
Robin - Robinton, Dom Rep
Penguin - Brit Antarctic Survey

I think Joker was nicked some time ago by the military of a certain country whose blushes I will spare.

tori

[kuriiri]

Hmm.. cool callsigns. I have to add one from Finland, FPC117

Finnpower

been called also spitfire 117 =)

[the_flying_cop]

ours is quite dull really,

police ***


i would like to propose one of the following:

plod ***
fuzzwing ***
rozzer ***
fedair (is that taken
filth ***

me thinks my fav is plod ***

any comments?

[apache43]

Worked an F-117 years ago arriving for an airshow. "Shaba 1". Shaba is Arabic for ghost.

[EXATCO]

flyboy519

My fading memory seems to recall Shadow ** was used by the gentlepersons from Mildenhall.

[Gingerbread Man]

I heard of a F3 four-ship using POTATO as their callsign, thus leading to the inevitable check in. "One potato, two potato..."

Anyone know if there's a G-SPOT around somewhere (i'm still talking about callsigns ) ?

Ginge

[Honey Monster]

There was a story going around many years ago about the LATCC Mil concroller who received the calls

" 'ello"
" 'ello 'ello"
" 'ello 'ello 'ello"
"London, Copper formation checking in"

Also, 25 - 30 years ago there was an Italian motor glider (I think) with the registration I-F**K

[Gugaflot]

G-SPOT was a P68, but it was destroyed.

I wonder if EI-EIO is still about? Ideal for an agrarian aviator called MacDonald perhaps...

[jayteeto]

Gingerbread.. I had to use potato as the callsign during EFT, trust me, it is not cool or funny. We were embarrassed to use the radio.

[ComJam]

Talking of "Jedi", I was working ScotMil earlier this year "Jedi " 1 to 4 checked in, the contoller responded with....

"Jedi, Identified are you, advisory radar service" (difficult to type to the way Yoda sounds)

Sadly we occassionally have to use "Monica"......DOH!

[aluminium persuader]

I seem to remember when Boeing brought the demonstrator of their new widebody into LHR for the first time it had the callsign "Boeing 777".

Heard that a female British controller uttered the immortal words; "Boeing 777, confirm your a/c type?"

[Deeko01]

Our company has a cool callsign "Saltire" keeping the flag flying!!

[tori chelli]

worked with a (lady) controller who famously transmitted "Harvard formation, report your A/c type?"

this was the same person who turned to the tower controller & said "has the radio-fail A/c called you yet?" !!!

Talking of G-SPOT reminds me of GIIII - still flying - who was regularly referred to as "four eyes"

Tori

[matsATC]

What about 'Slowline', or was it without the W... (Slovak Airlines)?

[Gisajob]

French Letters

When I was a military ATCO, the French military used to send some air to air refueling tankers on operations over East Anglia. The callsigns were (honest) FUKCK and ****C. Our lady ATCOs always blushed.

Giasajob

[Lon More]

Gisajob There was also a ****D I think.

Was down the hole at Sopley one day, lots of brass visiting, one poor female controller was having problems trying to get a reply from him and was getting really upset. Top brass asked what was the matter and answer came back, "Sir, it's F d. "
It went very quiet.

[Pointer]

Several moons ago when "Ruebens" callsign was not that common; we got the question sometimes; "can you repeat your call sign please" and my reply would be (if they didn't get in the first, second and third attempt); "the fat woman painter... Reubens?" most reply's would be "..Ahh Reubens.!"

Not too long ago i was a RELAXed dude, and we had some fun with the way we would call in; the way to pronounce relax.

Pointer

[leefo13]

When Jersey European changed to FlyBE didn't they have a new callsign "Skywalker"........didn't catch on.
But they do have a Dash8 with the reg G-JEDI

[mach decimal 83]

to the flying cop,
yip the call sign fedair is taken up by a charter company in south africa