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While flying last week, heard two call signs that I hadn't come across before - 'Blackadder One' and 'Irish 275' - any ideas?
Blackadder sounds military but it 10 years of flying, haven't come across 'Irish'?! Aer Arran, Cityjet?
Blackadder sounds military but it 10 years of flying, haven't come across 'Irish'?! Aer Arran, Cityjet?
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IRISH = IRISH AIR CORPS CODE IRL IRL275 Agusta Westland AW139
IRL258= LEARJET IRL251 = GLF4
BLACKADDER = Beech duchess + cessna + pa28 CODE BLD
Tony
IRL258= LEARJET IRL251 = GLF4
BLACKADDER = Beech duchess + cessna + pa28 CODE BLD
Tony
Yeup, Irish is the Irish Air Corps (or Aer Chor na h'Eireann if you prefer the gaelic), code IRL.
The callsign is used on flights outside the State and is followed by the aircraft tail number. Air Corps aircraft flying around Ireland generally use a phonetic to identify their type followed by their tail number (the exceptions to this are the Pilatus PC-9's of the flight school who tend to use Foxtrot, hearkening back to the Fouga's and the Agusta Westland 139's who sometimes use Alpha Whiskey but often go by Wolfhound or Wolf), or the phonetic followed by "section" if there are multiple aircraft in formation.
Charlie - Casa 235
Romeo - Reims Rockets (Cessna) 172's
Echo - Eurocopter 135
Papa - Pilatus BN2-4000 Defender
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The callsign is used on flights outside the State and is followed by the aircraft tail number. Air Corps aircraft flying around Ireland generally use a phonetic to identify their type followed by their tail number (the exceptions to this are the Pilatus PC-9's of the flight school who tend to use Foxtrot, hearkening back to the Fouga's and the Agusta Westland 139's who sometimes use Alpha Whiskey but often go by Wolfhound or Wolf), or the phonetic followed by "section" if there are multiple aircraft in formation.
Charlie - Casa 235
Romeo - Reims Rockets (Cessna) 172's
Echo - Eurocopter 135
Papa - Pilatus BN2-4000 Defender
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hi
The Type we spotters see here at Farnborough although Rarely are
G4 CASA And the beech 200 although more likely the b200 at EGLK
Air Aaran another Irish Commercial Airline the only time seen one here
locally is with Type ATR
CITYJET Operating BAE146\ RJ85 From london City airport
The Type we spotters see here at Farnborough although Rarely are
G4 CASA And the beech 200 although more likely the b200 at EGLK
Air Aaran another Irish Commercial Airline the only time seen one here
locally is with Type ATR
CITYJET Operating BAE146\ RJ85 From london City airport
@g4
The G-IV (tail# 251), Lear 45 (258) and Beechcraft Kingair 200 (240) make up 102 sqn. which is tasked primarily with transport and supplemental training. They mostly ferry government ministers around (the G-IV and L-45 are referred to as "the government jet" even though there's two, are owned by the State rather than government and are the only jets in the air corps fleet). They are also used for patient transfer to UK hospitals for treatments purchased in order to reduce waiting lists here. The Kingair is also used for multi-engine training of pilots.
The two Casa 235-MP "Persuader"'s (252 & 253) constitute 101 sqn. and are configured and tasked mainly for maritime patrol, mostly off the Irish west coast but also carry out some transport duties.
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The G-IV (tail# 251), Lear 45 (258) and Beechcraft Kingair 200 (240) make up 102 sqn. which is tasked primarily with transport and supplemental training. They mostly ferry government ministers around (the G-IV and L-45 are referred to as "the government jet" even though there's two, are owned by the State rather than government and are the only jets in the air corps fleet). They are also used for patient transfer to UK hospitals for treatments purchased in order to reduce waiting lists here. The Kingair is also used for multi-engine training of pilots.
The two Casa 235-MP "Persuader"'s (252 & 253) constitute 101 sqn. and are configured and tasked mainly for maritime patrol, mostly off the Irish west coast but also carry out some transport duties.
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Blackadder callsigns are indeed used by Bournemouth Commercial Flight Training (BCFT). The numbers relate to individual instructors not aircraft. Blackadder One is used by the Head of Training, Lance Plews.
The G-IV (tail# 251), Lear 45 (258) and Beechcraft Kingair 200 (240) make up 102 sqn. which is tasked primarily with transport and supplemental training. They mostly ferry government ministers around (the G-IV and L-45 are referred to as "the government jet" even though there's two, are owned by the State rather than government and are the only jets in the air corps fleet). They are also used for patient transfer to UK hospitals for treatments purchased in order to reduce waiting lists here. The Kingair is also used for multi-engine training of pilots.
Aer Arann
Aer Arann seem to operating the Air Southwest service in DUB using a "Swallow" callsign and an Aer Arann livery aircraft.
Yet, Aer Arann aircraft operating Aer Lingus Regional services in Aer Lingus livery use their own "Arann" callsigns and not the Aer Lingus "Shamrock".
Anyone know why? Is it a difference between Irish and UK regs?
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Yet, Aer Arann aircraft operating Aer Lingus Regional services in Aer Lingus livery use their own "Arann" callsigns and not the Aer Lingus "Shamrock".
Anyone know why? Is it a difference between Irish and UK regs?
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