Questions about the callsigns that aircraft use to identify themselves when communicating over the radio or other systems.
Questions tagged [call-sign]
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Is it okay to ask the Call Sign of the plane to Pilots / Flight crew during boarding?
I sometimes open "Live ATC" app on my iPhone and listen to the "status" of my airplane when I'm taking off until my plane reaches the runway (I know the phone have to be turned off but its exciting to listen to ATC communicating with your pilot). In…
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What is the ICAO code and callsign for Amazon Prime planes?
Looks like Amazon started flying its own planes to transport goods - check out the announcement here. Apparently they've been flying since at least August 2016, and I just found out about it now, lol.
This is their promo video.
Anyone know what…
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When are what type of callsigns used?
Some callsigns are in the format (Something) "(Number)-(Number)". Other callsigns are in the format of one word, such as the famous examples of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw. At what times are these callsigns used?
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