Call signs?

[Freight Dog]

I like the local F-15 ANG squadron callsign: Mai-Tai.. I always get a kick out of HNL departure saying: Mai-Tai 1-1 contact Hula Dancer.

 

[SeaBass]

How about the callsign "Trashcan"? Actually it is Transcan but sure sounds like trashcan. Had a few laughs before I was enlightend on the proper pronounciation.

--SeaBass

 

[CF34-3B1]

My favorite has to be "DOOM" , used by a B52 unit

Who remember's "Acey?" =(

 

[Freight Dog]

Too bad Acey is no longer at ASA

 

[ifly14u]

what about tsunami?

 

[Freight Dog]

Does it ever seem like to yas that Donald (one of the tower guys in Molokai) keeps calling Tsunami - SALAMI.

 

[ILLINI]

Some time ago somebody posted a website that contained several airline and cargo company call signs (121 & 135). Does anyone still have that website or any others? If so please post them here or send me a PM.

Thanks
I

 

[ifly14u]

Hey Freight Dog dont you mean SSSALLAAMMMMI CCCLEEEARED TOOOOO LLLLLLAAND.

 

[Freight Dog]

Hey Freight Dog dont you mean SSSALLAAMMMMI CCCLEEEARED TOOOOO LLLLLLAAND.

ROFLMAO... yep.. doesn't he sound drunk off his a$$ every time ya hear him??

 

[TheFlyingWeasel]

I fly into LAS quite a bit and JANET supposedly stands for something like Just Another ....( can't remember the remainder) but they also fly out near SLC. From what I've heard they have moved secret ops from groom lake to this new area which is more difficult to trespass on.

JANET= Just Another Non Existent Trip

Or at least that’s what we use to call’em around the range way back when…

Weasel

 

[Traumahawk]

more Janet shhtuff

More stuff on Janet.....
They fly shuttles several times a day back and forth from Vegas to Groom Lake as well as Tonopah I believe, operated by the contractor EG&G. As well as 737's they also use beech kingair's/1900's

Heres a website of transmitions and clips etc of the planes going in and out of Groom. Groom lake has a tower as well as approach/departure control that is used when needed.

When the aircraft are handed off from nellis to groom the call sign changes from Janet to just about anything, Bones, Maple, Racer being common, vise versa when they come back to nellis.
In a couple clips you can hear them land and notice that they aren't on the real-estate out there long, as they taxi in they pick up their departure clearance and head right back to Vegas.

Janet Info :
http://www.dreamlandresort.com/info/janet.html

Audio clips:
http://www.dreamlandresort.com/info/janet_audio.html

Best Regards--
T-hawk

 

[Capthuff]

I have heard several times, mostly in the north east I think, I have heard what seems to be SPEED BUMP. I'm not sure but that is what it sounds like. I thot it should be a good call sign for me - I was in a king air 200 constantly looking for "traffic at my 6 overtaking."
Cappy
PS I always liked Hop A Jet - from FXE

 

[cmrflyer]

What you are hearing is either SPEEDBIRD ( British Airways) or SPRINGBOCK (South African Airways)

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

ROFLMAO... yep.. doesn't he sound drunk off his a$$ every time ya hear him??

The Harry Carey of ATC...

 

[j41driver]

Justice also flies other a/c besides the B727.

I saw them in an ex-USAir MD-80 in Toledo a few months back. Lots of firepower standing around on the ramp.

 

[j41driver]

Night Cargo is Air Cargo Carriers. They are out of Milwaukee but have bases all over the US. They fly shorts 330's and 360's.

And Skyvans. At least they used to a bunch of years ago when I fueled them in PIT.

 

[JRSLim]

Joseph..

..Joseph is the Air Force's call sign for the C-21s (Gates Lear Jets) cargo and passenger airlift planes.

 

[citdrver]

Wow..............a reserected thread from almost two years ago!!!!!!!

Who found this one?? Ok new callsign question............

who is reach???

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

Okay, I confess. I did a search for airline callsigns to help direct one of our friends on another thread who was looking for related info. I saw the Molokai tower dude comment by Freightdog and couldn't resist. Imagine Harry Caray (after the game) manning the tower....that's what the dude sounds like. Anyway, Reach is a common Air Force transport callsign.

 

[citdrver]

Being a Life LOng Cubbies fan and native chicagoean I would have loved to hear Haray (or someone like him) doing play by play at any tower.

I can almost hear him at Midway (unfortunately a southside airport, White Sox territory, but an airport with good chicago character) "Amtran 123 cleared to land 31C.......ya know amtran spelled backwards is natrma.......what a good looking airliner.....boy knows how to grease em in........next up Southwest 321......ya know i cant decide...brown is good but blue is much brighter......Southwest spelled backward is......holy cow......what a bounce....go around...........this buds for you!!"


May he rest in peace!!

 

[Wankel7]

And Skyvans. At least they used to a bunch of years ago when I fueled them in PIT.

Ah, all the skyvans are off the cert.

Just the dead sexy 330 and 360

Kinda funny when we are doing day flights. Check in as Night Cargo and sometimes ATC is like, "So it isn't night"

Wankel

 

[corytx]

F-16 call sign

I had to hold short and wait for "Foxy" to land a couple of weeks ago at Ellington in Houston. It was one of the F-16's and it was a male pilot. My instructor and I got a good laugh out of that one.

 

[beechballcpt]

ok...


how 'bout the F-16 squadron in FWA.... Irish.... think its cool beign a ND fan.

the Vermont ANG Green Mt Boys used to be Maple.. think they switched to Jaws now..

saw someone talk about Grasshopper earlier.. who is that? Used to hear them in the early evenign when I was finishing traffic watch.

 

[mrkopaj]

I fly into LAS quite a bit and JANET supposedly stands for something like Just Another ....( can't remember the remainder)

Just Another E T ??

 

[Freight Dog]

Reach - USAF or USAF-sponsored transports (ATI)

Taco = F-16's of New Mexico ANG

Mai-Tai = F-15's of Hawaii ANG.

Also, heard callsign "Ugly" over NM.


Those are some of the cooler ones....

 

[Iceman21]

Just Another ....( can't remember the remainder)

Just Another Non Existent Trip, I believe.

 

[Cowboypilot]

Air 1st hauling checks in MU-2s from DAL to/from HOU,SAT,OKC,MEM,LIT
uses "Rough Rider". When asked about it the CP said Trojan was taken!

out

 

[dsee8driver]

Wow..............a reserected thread from almost two years ago!!!!!!!

Who found this one?? Ok new callsign question............

who is reach???

REACH is a callsign from the military for AMC flights. We often use REACH.

 

[freighthumper]

you cant beat the callsign RATTLER(I hear its our ex CPs vietnam call sign..) I think the 174th ANG in SYR uses COORS.....kinda makes me thirsty when I hear em....

 

[transienttorque]

It was/is the call sign for C. C. Air out of CLT, for U.S. Airways express. They are now owned by mesa.

Whipsawed and disbanded by Mesa, but the pilots have been integrated into the Mesa seniority list.