ZeroCool@feddit.ch to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 months agoCanadian Air Force Investigating After Fighter Jet Uses Call Sign ‘DICK69'themessenger.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down14 cross-posted to: canadianarmedforces@lemmy.caoffbeat@lemmy.canottheonion@lemmy.world
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minus-squarefrostbiker@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·9 months agoIt’s my understanding that pilots don’t get to choose their callsigns. Instead, it’s their teammates who choose them, which is why they are often jokes at the expense of the pilot. E.g. the callsign of Ewan McGregor’s brother was OB-2.
minus-squareHype@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·9 months agoCallsigns for pilots, yes. This article is conflating callsigns with the plane’s identification/flight number.
minus-squarefrostbiker@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-29 months agoOk, that makes a lot of sense. Thank you for clarifying. Do you know who chooses that?
minus-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoI guess he ALWAYS had the high ground
It’s my understanding that pilots don’t get to choose their callsigns. Instead, it’s their teammates who choose them, which is why they are often jokes at the expense of the pilot. E.g. the callsign of Ewan McGregor’s brother was OB-2.
Callsigns for pilots, yes. This article is conflating callsigns with the plane’s identification/flight number.
Ok, that makes a lot of sense. Thank you for clarifying. Do you know who chooses that?
I guess he ALWAYS had the high ground