I have a question for pilots about how you say your callsign when talking to ATC? Do you say N930IF or 930IF but without the N?
3 Likes
Not a pilot, but I believe it would be November 9 3 0 India Foxtrot.
1 Like
Helicopter 129 November Bravo
Cessna 267 Bravo Gulf
Douglas Delta 3 Charlie
Beaver 3 5 Lima
OR If you have an actual call sign you can hear
CAP5051
6 Likes
Slight correction. 9er
3 Likes
In canada on initial check in youd have the check in with type and full registration. After that atc/pilots usually use the last 3 of the registration (as long as its a civil ident, commercial airliners use full callsign)
4 Likes
This always confused me, how come they say 9er? Did it just kind of integrate into “Pilot speak”?
It’s radio Etiquette
1 Like
I believe it would be November 9er 3 0 Indigo Foxtrot on initial call, but just 0 Indigo Foxtrot on other radio calls. At least that’s what I learned from my first flight lesson last week
3 Likes
- 1st check in with atc - 930 INDIA FOXTROT
- Comms with the same atc personal 0 INDIA FOXTROT
Checking with a new segment repeat 1.
I am not one of those who say 9er or 3- tree. Never was really trained that way and have yet to be corrected. But absolutely nothing wrong in saying that.
12 Likes
MaxAsks @RotorGuy…
Pray tell me my rotor head friend when did “Like” slip into the phonetic alphabet vice “Lima”, like, “Beaver 3 5 Lima Lima”? LOL
Regards, Max
2 Likes
I have no idea why I typed like… Probably since I’m doing an after action report from a drill we did yesterday and had write things we liked and didn’t like… Facepalm
2 Likes
Say “nine.” Now say “five.” Now imagine hearing each of those garbled through a radio. It’s to make sure pilots and ATC can hear the difference.
5 Likes
They say 9er because that is the aviation phonetic for 9. Saying 9er eliminates confusion with other letters or numbers.
2 Likes
Callsigns > Tail numbers 😜
3 Likes
Yeah, yesterday over CO I heard Happy 5. Clearly military, but we never get cool names like that.
2 Likes
@Thunder same here. Anyway, when you first check in with ATC, you use the entire callsign. After that, you can abbreviate it.
2 Likes
A friend of mine has a callsign for his 152 It’s Harambe 1 he has the paper work to prove it also
3 Likes
This topic was automatically closed 90 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.