Heavy call sign
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Heavy call sign
Okay guy/gals I know this has been covered before but let me ask again.
In the UK are you supposed to use Heavy only on your initial contact with a controller? Does this include Ground and Clearance as well?
When outside of the UK in other EU airpace do you use the Heavy at any time?
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In the UK are you supposed to use Heavy only on your initial contact with a controller? Does this include Ground and Clearance as well?
When outside of the UK in other EU airpace do you use the Heavy at any time?
Thanks!
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Icao doc 4444
4.9.2 Indication of heavy wake turbulence category
For aircraft in the heavy wake turbulence category the word "Heavy" shall be included immediately after the aircraft call sign in the initial rediotelephony contact between such aircraft and ATS units.
For aircraft in the heavy wake turbulence category the word "Heavy" shall be included immediately after the aircraft call sign in the initial rediotelephony contact between such aircraft and ATS units.
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Some (most) of them even show it off all the time, i.e.: They use "heavy" all the time after their callsign, not only on initial contact.
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Wouldn't say "most" my friend. We (CX) fly the 747 and I've never used it nor heard any of my colleagues use it except in the US/Canada. By the way, it should be used in the US/Canada as North America is really the only place in aviation where you regularly have a cessna following a "heavy".
Now then, what about the A380 using "super"?
Now then, what about the A380 using "super"?
Moons ago
Before automation when we use to fly with a flight engineer, one of his many roles was to copy the ATIS (Automated Terminal Information Service-arrival weather, landing runway etc) as we arrived into the UK. It often arrived on the aisle stand on a scruffy piece of paper accompanied by the the comment. "There you are-Pr#t!"
When rounded on for his rudeness the 'Enj' would characteristically give a winning smile and inform us that we needed to 'Please Report Aircraft Type on first contact with the approach.'
Those were the days.......
When rounded on for his rudeness the 'Enj' would characteristically give a winning smile and inform us that we needed to 'Please Report Aircraft Type on first contact with the approach.'
Those were the days.......
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I suppose you're technically supposed to use it on the inital call to any new ATS facility per ICAO....it's generally dropped when communicating with enroute center control as a matter of practicality however.
In the USAF C-5 community, I was taught, use the suffix "Heavy" with Tower or Approach/ Departure control, as a reminder to apply appropriate wake separation, otherwise, not required.
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