When the controllers went of strike 25 years ago, the Tango
November go you an IFR clearance. But Lifeguard is even
better.



"Chad Speer" wrote in message
oups.com...
| Capt.Doug wrote:
|
| *****
| The 'T' signifies that the flight is a commercial
operator. Prior to
| Sept. 11, few pilots bothered to read the AIM to know
this. Immediately
| following Sept. 11, it was mandatory. Now it is optional,
but ATC will
| handle the commercial operator with confidence knowing the
flight is
| flown by professionals.
| *****
|
|
| Capt. D is exactly right on the resurrection of the Tango
prefix post
| 9-11. We still see it regularly, but I'd estimate that
fewer than 5%
| of qualifying flights use it.
|
| In my experience, a pilot using the Tango prefix doesn't
warrant any
| special consideration or presumption of a higher level of
skill. Most
| of my colleagues are vaguely familiar with the use of the
prefix, at
| best. Many pilots filing it don't even use it when
identifying
| themselves on the radio. It is generally irrelevant to
ATC.
|
|
| Chad Speer
| PP-ASEL, IA
| ATCS, Kansas City ARTCC
|