Call signs?

[HueyPilot]

Joseph = JOSA

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

I've never heard anyone with the actual callsign of "Joseph". C-21s use several callsigns. It depends on who we're supporting (I'm a C-21 instructor pilot).

What you actually heard was probably the callsign "JOSA", which is based on the acronym JOSAC. JOSAC is the Joint Operational Support Airlift Center based at Scott AFB, IL.

I've had controllers screw up our callsign often....typical ones I hear are "Joseph", "Jose", "Hosa" and "Jossa". Most of them get it right after we repeat our correct callsign, but some are slow learners.

JOSA is always followed by a 3-digit number (ie JOSA 791).

If a C-21 is supporting TACC (Tanker Airlift Control Center....ie a cargo run versus pax run), the callsign is REACH (used by all TACC aircraft).

If the mission is for training or some unit-sponsored flight, the crew will use the unit's static callsign. The 457th Airlift Squadron, based out of Andrews AFB, Maxwell AFB, Wright-Patterson AFB and Langely AFB all use PACER. Our unit (Maxwell) uses PACER 50 through PACER 59.

The 458th Airlift Squadron out of Scott AFB uses SWIFT, and other C-21 callsigns include CLOVER. There are a couple more but I'm not sure what they are.

 

[HueyPilot]

Others...

PAT is the Army callsign for its UC-35s and C-12s running JOSAC missions. The only other one that readily comes to mind is EASY, which is the Marine Reserve's UC-35 out of New Orleans.

 

[JimNtexas]

United.....was it a female voice? (I know, I know, but it was sooooo easy)

"Justice" is the US Dept. of Justice (corrections) flying prisoners around in 727s. Great show about them on Discovery or Learning Channel if you can catch it.

I flew a hurricane relief mission to Beaumont KBTP today. There were a bunch of these plain white B737s using the "Justice" call sign. I saw a prison near the airport, I wonder if the guests had been evacuated and Club Fed was returning them home.

 

[EX_CV580FR8Dawg]

what is "Go-JEts"?

 

[Av8rPHX]

what is "Go-JEts"?

Gateway

 

[Alchemy]

Anyone know who "ASCOT" is?

I figure it's probably some part of the RAF, as they usually have a british accent.

 

[Spooky 1]

Aspen

For years, ASPEN was the call sign that the SR71's used out of Beale AFB.

 

[cw4chuck]

Hooker

Fying into Seattle, you might hear "Hooker". It is the Army Reserve CH-47 unit out of Ft. Lewis, The Hookers. CH-47 Chinook became Sh#t Hook became Hook, thus the name "Hookers".

Hooker 24

 

[405]

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
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You can decode and encode what you hear on this site. You won't find military callsigns in this publication though unless it's really generic like REACH which is AMC.

http://www.faa.gov/atpubs/CNT/3-3.htm

 

[dkelly]

Mystic???I believe it is some military designation.

 

[MagicRat]

I heard Very Easy a while back coming into BJC... Had never heard that one before, and it kind of cracked me up.

 

[hyflyt560]

Mystic???I believe it is some military designation.

West Virginia Army National Guard call sign used by the fixed wing training site while training.

 

[Spooky 1]

SeaHawk One

I kinda like SeaHawk One, Heavy for the next couple of weeks.

 

[81Horse]

I heard Very Easy a while back coming into BJC... Had never heard that one before, and it kind of cracked me up.

Maybe you heard a Veri Eze (a Rutan kitplane):

http://www.mhoxygen.com/images/ez1mod1.gif

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

Anyone know who "ASCOT" is?

I figure it's probably some part of the RAF, as they usually have a british accent.

You got it, ASCOT is RAF C-130s. I use to see them around Little Rock AFB. Joey and Horse are other C-130 call signs you will here around Little Rock.

"Testr" is for Naval Test Pilot School, Pax River, MD. Camelot is for VFA-14 F-18s out of NAS Lemoore. Jason, Ace, Fist, Sting, Bullet are some other F-18s around Lemoore (Fresno, CA).

Kitty Hawk Charters use to be "Cargo Hawk" that was one of my favorites.

 

[NoPax]

You got it, ASCOT is RAF C-310s. I use to see them around Little Rock AFB. Joey and Horse are other C-310 call signs you will here around Little Rock.

C-130 or C-310???

While we're at it...who is "Flint" and "Eagle Eye"???

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

Thanks, guess I am use to putting C-310 down. Edit command is useful. Sounded right in my head!!!!!

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

Eagle Jet is Eagle Canyon airlines, part of Scenic Airlines. They fly Fokker F-27's to the canyon, on NCAA contracts, and as Air Laughlin.

Janet is an interesting bunch. when I was flying out of vegas I heard them picking up clearences. 4 airplanes all using the same exact callsign, and the clearence was "Janet XXX, you are cleared to your destination as filed, climb and maintain as filed, squak as filed."

Here is a JANET flight plan from flight today. Provide by one of the flight tracking services. Hope I don't get a visit from any suits.

/FlightID WWW267
Status FILED
Facility KZLA
Equipment Prefix T
Type B73Q (Boeing Company Model 737 Stage 3)
Equipment Code /A (DME, transponder with Mode C)
ProposedDepTime 12:05 PM PST (2005Z)
ActualDeptTime N/A
ETA 12:51 PM PST (2051Z)
ActualArrTime N/A (Z)
Dept(TNX) TONOPAH TEST RANGE Dest(LAS) MC CARRAN INTL
Route of Flight TNX..TPH..TPH206010..LIDAT.J92.BTY.FUZZY6.LAS/0036
Speed 0420
Alt 25,000

 

[hawkerflyer]

In addition to the C-130s, you'll also hear the Royal Air Force "ascot" call sign for VC-10 (yes, thats the VC-10) and TriStar 500 flights. Hear them quite often in ABQ. The "vegas heat" call sign is a charter management company out of LAS operating Hawkers, Legacys and Gulfstreams.

 

[Captain Oveur]

Here's one for you all. "Red Wing"
A gold star for you if you get it, LoL.....

 

[av8rbama]

Some of the guys out of Columbus AFB go by "Misfit"

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

Here's one for you all. "Red Wing"
A gold star for you if you get it, LoL.....

Redwing use to be a call sign for Redwing Airways, Kirksville, MO. Now it is used by a company out of ELP flying DC-9s and Convairs. Not sure what the name of the company is or if they had anything to do with the company in MO. Anybody know who this company is?


I also saw a DC-9 or something at MDW that has the Detroit Tigers logo on one side and the Redwings on the other. Perhaps they are using Redwing this time of the year.

 

[Captain Oveur]

You get a silver star, Lear Wanna Be, it's C&M Airways in ELP.
Excellent outfit....
No connection to the Detroit athletic teams, though, we fly car parts....

 

[RanchHand]

Here's one for you all. "Red Wing"
A gold star for you if you get it, LoL.....

I want my gold star!

Eat your heart out once a month!!!