Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 20:30:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m07.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.162] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b6) with ESMTP id 1687418 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:38:23 -0400 Received: from RWolf99@aol.com by imo-m07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v33.5.) id q.d2.1c7028d2 (3972) for ; Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:38:16 -0400 (EDT) From: RWolf99@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:38:15 EDT Subject: Re: Short Tail Numbers X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 108 My Cessna 150 had a short tail number. N35TD. I was routinely asked for my "full call sign" but it wasn't a problem at 150 speeds -- the controller could probably finish several cups of coffee before I got near his traffic pattern. But they do expect a five character call sign, that's for sure! And then there was the day that "Cessna three five tango delta" and "Baron five five delta tango" were both doing practice IFR approaches with the same controller. What a fiasco that was! Rick Argente said it well a few years ago -- the tail numbers may look good but you should say them out loud a few dozen times before you paint them on your airplane. After all, you'll be saying those words more than most others while flying your airplane. - Rob Wolf