Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
16 June 2023
13:59
Origin : AKT
AKT
LCRA
Akrotiri
(unassigned)
United KingdomElevation : 23m / 76ft
Coordinates : 35°34′25″N 33°58′16″E
Destination : AKT
AKT
LCRA
Akrotiri
(unassigned)
United KingdomElevation : 23m / 76ft
Coordinates : 35°34′25″N 33°58′16″E
Comment
This a bizarre mix-up.The RAF, like all airlines, has an ICAO standard 'callsign' that starts with RRR. It is called ASCOT.
Kalitta Air regular flights have a callsign that starts with CKS, National Airlines has been assigned NCR, etc
But when aircontrollers 'call' RAF flights they don't call "RRR 123...", they say "ASCOT 123...". If it's a Kalitta they don't call "CKS 123..", they say "CONNY 123" (from Conrad Kalitta, the racercar driver who founded the airline), etc.
So here the ICAO assigned callsign is mixed with the human callsign.
So, this is actually RRR9950 aka ASCOT 9950.Aviation, it's weird, it's...complicated.
I still wonder how such mix-ups arise.
I still wonder how such mix-ups arise.
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