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Strange waypoint names

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Old 22nd Feb 2001, 00:43
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Well, I shall certainly steal some of that lot for my site which deals with the topic of reporting points - serious and funny.

Please have a look!!
 
Old 22nd Feb 2001, 02:11
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GAFFA is now known as GAFER. It's near Alice Springs. Yep, there is a MOBIL REFIL and FILUP

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Old 22nd Feb 2001, 14:37
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There's ROGRA in the Swiss FIR which stands for "Roeschtigraben", a virtual cultural boundary that splits Switzerland into the French and German part.
 
Old 22nd Feb 2001, 23:37
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Yeah, I'd forgotten about waffu!

Brilliant response, keep them coming!

I always hankered for a line in my logbook reading Condom (an airfield in France) to Twatt (a disused Navy field in the Orkneys)

Any improvements on that?

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Old 23rd Feb 2001, 00:28
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Digging deep into memory on the SUNSS arrival into Phoenix AZ there are waypoints called SLAMN, BBALL, SUNSS and HOOPS, named after the Phoenix Suns NBA team.

Also somewhere in Texas, possibly the Dallas area were 4 consecutive intersections called TASTI, BARBQ, BEEFF, RIBZZ. Trust the Texans to think of food.

NW of Palm Springs is the MORON intersection.

On the NOOTN arrival into Las Vagas are 2 intersections called ISAAK and NOOTN, then going the other way are PHIGG and NOOTN (N. American fig rolls are called fig newtons) Also in the Vegas area are BUMMR, VEEVA, SISKL, EBBRT.
 
Old 23rd Feb 2001, 00:40
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The 'chopper pilots at Humberside have LAGER & MILDE reporting points.
BTW I never did find out if the venerable CAA examiner at Leeds took all his candidates to nearby CALDA
 
Old 23rd Feb 2001, 01:00
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There is a HAREM near Frankfurt.....
 
Old 23rd Feb 2001, 08:41
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At Lebanon, NH: BURGR & FRIES

West of DFW: NOLAN & RYAAN
 
Old 23rd Feb 2001, 19:15
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How could you miss out DELBO and BEREK ?
 
Old 24th Feb 2001, 03:27
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There's always GINIS outside of Dublin, and If I remember right there's a SEXXY on one of the ILS plates in ORD, as well as KUBBS over Lake Michigan.
I thought ROLEX was now on the B1 between LIFFY and WAL.
 
Old 27th Feb 2001, 22:11
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Around New Orleans is JAZZZ, and in the Memphis area BLUES and north of Nashville we have GITAR.
 
Old 28th Feb 2001, 04:07
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In the radius o Orlando Intl (MCO) in Florida we have MICKI, MINEE, MINCO, DISNY and GOOFY, to name but a few.
 
Old 28th Feb 2001, 04:25
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The Scottish certainly show their pride and geographic features with their waypoints. Consulting me map, I can see:
TARTN, TWEED, CLYDE, FYNER, ROBBO,-> BRUCE, LOMON, MORAY, LOMON
Those Scottish (bless 'em!)
 
Old 28th Feb 2001, 12:18
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For Shakespeare's fans, there's AMLET & DAYNE near Manchester.

Always a giggle on B1 from BFS to WAL, to report routing KELLY from the Isle of Man!

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Old 28th Feb 2001, 20:30
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Isn't LINDY near Reading, where Lindburgh's aircraft (or engine!) built?

There is also BOYSI, after Boysee in Only Fools and Horses. It is in the LTMA and I believe named after a controller, who's nickname is so!!
 
Old 1st Mar 2001, 04:20
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Report routing KELLY from IOM? Shot over, Ark, or am I being dumb? Ps explain!

 
Old 1st Mar 2001, 06:13
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Found a new one today........Over Hungary or Romania.......ENIMA!!!!!! Now theres a ****ty name!!
 
Old 1st Mar 2001, 20:30
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NAKID......in the West Country

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Old 1st Mar 2001, 21:26
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To go with DELBO there is RODNI, and if you happen to be making your way in the Dusseldorf/Luxembourg direction you may find yourself routing via KOK, DIK and BULOX, not to mention PENUS!!
 
Old 3rd Mar 2001, 00:20
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NOBTO and SODEX
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