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buttman wrote:
When I used to fly Cessna 152's and 172's, I'd always just say "Cessna 12345...". Now that I fly Piper Warriors, I began using "Piper 12345...", but then I realized no one else says just "Piper", they say "Seneca 12345", or "Twin Comanche 12345...", so I began using the callsign "Warrior 12345..." to fit in with the rest. This makes more sense, considering the point of putting your aircraft type before your tail number is to specify what you are. If you just say "Cessna", you don't know if its a Citation X, or a 140, just that it's a Cessna. And you'd think with all the 172s in existance I'd come across a single instance of a pilot using "Skyhawk" in their call sign, but I've yet to witness one. I've noticed that also, and have never understood why for sure, but I think it may be related to many Cessna's using a number for the model rather than a name. When I owned a 182 I always used Skylane in the call sign and most controllers responded in kind, but some would reply using Cessna. Matt |
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Matt Whiting wrote:
I've noticed that also, and have never understood why for sure, but I think it may be related to many Cessna's using a number for the model rather than a name. When I owned a 182 I always used Skylane in the call sign and most controllers responded in kind, but some would reply using Cessna. I always used "Cherokee" for Piper singles but the model name for Piper twins. Cessnas were either "Cessna" or "Twin Cessna". Beech singles were called "Beech" but I used the model name for Beech twins. No consistency, I guess. -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN VE |
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