Nomination for best callsign ever...

EatSleepFly · April 10th, 2007, 19:14

"Rough Rider"

Air 1st Aviation's MU2's. That's a badass freight doggy-style callsign, for a badass airplane!

My nomination for the lamest in the freight world is "Air Spur" (WTF?), followed closely by "Key Lime."

Discuss.

citabriapilot · April 10th, 2007, 19:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by EatSleepFly

"Rough Rider"

Air 1st Aviation's MU2's. That's a badass freight doggy-style callsign, for a badass airplane!

Yes. They fill in for us here in DFW quite a bit. There is another one that does bank work out here with the callsign "BIG D"... Wonder what that stands for???

jtrain609 · April 10th, 2007, 22:19

I always wondered who that was...

ComplexHiAv8r · April 10th, 2007, 23:12

Does Disney still use Mickey Mouse?

FlyerJosh · April 10th, 2007, 23:54

I always got a laugh out of hearing "Dairy Air" over Wisconsin.

bradmike99 · April 11th, 2007, 00:41

Justice. The callsign for prisoner transorts.

C150J · April 11th, 2007, 00:50

"Lethal" - Some Navy training squadron.

"Thug Flight" - Some C-17s .

Heard both out of IWA.

texas_pilot · April 11th, 2007, 10:49

Rough Rider has my vote for freight.
Big D came along because there already is a GTA in Ireland.
A lady Addison ATC has taken to calling us Liddle D.

Ian J · April 11th, 2007, 11:04

My Chinook company's callsign was "Pachyderm."

jml2992 · April 11th, 2007, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by EatSleepFly

My nomination for the lamest in the freight world is "Air Spur" (WTF?), followed closely by "Key Lime."

Take it easy...Air Spur cuts my paycheck. Corporate Air is based out of Billings, MT and I guess the story is centered around most of the original pilots flying for the company were given the choice of black dress shoes or cowboy boots for the uniform. Apparently, they chose the cowboy boots. Not the lamest...just obscure.

braunpilot · April 28th, 2007, 03:28

You'll love the callsigns for the guard units in the midwest. At Scott AFB (BLV) the guard unit is "Happy" there is another callsign floating some where in the midwest that is "Sad". Both are KC-135 units flying E models. The unit out of MacDill in FL is "Bolt".

BobDDuck · April 28th, 2007, 19:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian J

My Chinook company's callsign was "Pachyderm."

That's fitting too. Do Army Aviation guys have personal call signs too that you can use locally or is that just an AF/Navy thing?

USMC-SGT · April 29th, 2007, 07:35

there are some fighters out of SoCal that use "shooter"

Ian J · April 29th, 2007, 09:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobDDuck

That's fitting too. Do Army Aviation guys have personal call signs too that you can use locally or is that just an AF/Navy thing?

Nah - we don't do that.

In fact, our Pachyderm call sign was used only internally and at military fields. To the rest of the national airspace we were boring old "Army Copter 12345."

JEP · April 29th, 2007, 10:05

The field I fly out of has several Helo's that go by the callsigns of:

Mosquito 1
Mosquito 2
Mosquito 3
Mosquito 4

You'll know when bugs are coming becuase you'll hear them on frequency....

Blackhawk · April 29th, 2007, 15:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobDDuck

That's fitting too. Do Army Aviation guys have personal call signs too that you can use locally or is that just an AF/Navy thing?

Usually only overseas or in tactical situations. In OIF/OEF there is a list of unit call signs that can be chosen. Some are then adopted as unit call signs. My favorite was Red Baron (we called ourselves Red Baron airlines).
Army units can apply for call signs, but most don't.
My least favorit was hauling checks- Sparkle. Man that was gay. But the company was good to me and at least my pay checks didn't bounce.

ETAV8R · May 1st, 2007, 20:29

During the Long Beach Grand Prix the Sat. flyby was done by C-17s called Slam 99, Sundays F-18 flyby was flown under the callsign Vampire 11.
I'm too lazy to see if the vamps are a Marine Corps squadron or not.

Mike Lewis · May 1st, 2007, 20:48

I work with a woman whose ground controller callsign was "Swallow".

The pilots always had a good laugh when she directed them on the radio, she said.

stupidpilot · May 4th, 2007, 01:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian J

My Chinook company's callsign was "Pachyderm."

OUr's was "HookMasters" we were out of Navy Dallas. A Texas Army guard unit.

Ian J · May 4th, 2007, 09:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by stupidpilot

OUr's was "HookMasters" we were out of Navy Dallas. A Texas Army guard unit.

That's a good one. The company I commanded at Campbell were the "Hookers," but I hear that's changed since I left.

CamYZ125 · May 5th, 2007, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by C150J

"Lethal" - Some Navy training squadron.

"Thug Flight" - Some C-17s .

Heard both out of IWA.

Yeah, I hear a lot of good ones at IWA. My favorite so far is "Sneaky 1"

Queboat · May 23rd, 2007, 23:25

heard a military call sign last week some where in the usa, "Demon1". My favorite is "turbodog" old learjet freight company based out of fwa.

ozziecat35 · May 31st, 2007, 13:57

I remember listening to an archive of Boston Ground when they were in a long ground hold, and ground control and all the a/c on the ground were trying to think of a better callsign for Air Wisconsin. Was pretty funny to listen to.

DE727UPS · May 31st, 2007, 14:56

Before my time, UPS was "Browntail". I guess it didn't last long.

April 10th, 2007, 19:14	#1
EatSleepFly Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: ?? Posts: 4,600	Nomination for best callsign ever... "Rough Rider" Air 1st Aviation's MU2's. That's a badass freight doggy-style callsign, for a badass airplane! My nomination for the lamest in the freight world is "Air Spur" (WTF?), followed closely by "Key Lime." Discuss.

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bradmike99 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 24	Re: Nomination for best callsign ever... Justice. The callsign for prisoner transorts.

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C150J Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,025	Re: Nomination for best callsign ever... "Lethal" - Some Navy training squadron. "Thug Flight" - Some C-17s . Heard both out of IWA.

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texas_pilot Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tx Posts: 48	Re: Nomination for best callsign ever... Rough Rider has my vote for freight. Big D came along because there already is a GTA in Ireland. A lady Addison ATC has taken to calling us Liddle D.

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Ian J Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 6,085 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Nomination for best callsign ever... My Chinook company's callsign was "Pachyderm." __________________

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braunpilot Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 78	Re: Nomination for best callsign ever... You'll love the callsigns for the guard units in the midwest. At Scott AFB (BLV) the guard unit is "Happy" there is another callsign floating some where in the midwest that is "Sad". Both are KC-135 units flying E models. The unit out of MacDill in FL is "Bolt".

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Mike Lewis Shadow Administrator Join Date: Jul 1998 Location: Between KFCM and KMSP Posts: 6,227	Re: Nomination for best callsign ever... I work with a woman whose ground controller callsign was "Swallow". The pilots always had a good laugh when she directed them on the radio, she said. __________________ uggc://jjj.enagfvalbhecnagf.pbz HSNYEEXXFSUSMQFKVSLTUIMQDVGVPHCXAKS Mr. Pibb + Red Vines = Crazy Delicious Understanding is a three-edged sword.

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