Dodgy callsigns from SkyWest flights

[CalebATC]

The three-letter codes are ICAO and are rarely seen on ACARS. The two-letter codes are IATA.

I compiled a crossover list for one of the ACARS programs that I have used. Maybe I should put it into the Wiki - is there a list there already?

Ah IATA! That's right! Thanks for the help!

 

[MtnBiker2005]

SOFAKING - A305FB - N294SW

For the RR member SOFA_KING

 

[immelmen]

Looks like there is an Atlantic Southeast pilot getting creative.
5986MEOW
6120F UCK
and today NASA

Also noticing a lot of these Atlantic Southeast flights adding AC and ACEY to their flight IDs now. Only problem is that they should be using ASQ

The reason for this is due to the recent merger of ASA and expressjet airlines. After the operating certifics were merged, flights operated by expressjet airlines swiched callsigns from "jetlink" to "ACEY" or "ASEE".

Where your flyen along-flyen along, making radio calls, you look at the TCAS/transponder display on the radio management unit to remember your flight number(this is where what ever your seeing on your screen is changed/displayed in the cockpit)....by adding the AC or ACEY to it, the expressjet crews are reminded of the new callsign...a hard habit to break after years of listening to the old one.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

[Another skywest flight today]

DAYFOUR - A2F71F - N290SW

 

[kma371]

Iijizonu - a20415 - n229sw

 

[kma371]

Anyone notice you don't see the crazy callsigns anymore? I usually only see SKW with @@@@@@ now, except for the infrequent MEOWMEOW.

 

[vagrant]

I believe I saw a version of Happy Birthday the other day, but overall I'd say the odd flight numbers are less frequent.

* I see that meowmeow in flight now.

Hey Bill, or anyone, you know the GOTOFMS flights, I'm presuming are the refueling aircraft. Does anyone know what GOTOFMS means? I can guess, but just wondering.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

[From June hits:]

N294SW (A305FB) - KELYSMLS - Reporting from May 29 to June 10.

Few aircraft with MEOWMEOW
N290SW (A2F71F) - MEOWMEOW - (Used on June 10)
N229SW (A20415) - MEOWMEOW - (Used on June 9)
N233SW (A2154A) - MEOWMEOW - (Used on June 10)
N292SW (A2FE8D) - JOSHMEOW - (Used on June 10)
N291SW (A2FAD6) - YABADABA - (Used on June 10)
N295SW (A309B2) - MEOWMEOW - (May 27) - / ( JOHNRULZ on June 10 )
N308SW (A33EAF) - MEOWMEOW - Used on June 10)
N297SW (A31120) - DEEZNUTZ - (Used on June 10)

" GOTO FMS " means GOTO Fleet Maintenance Symposium.
The callsign GOTO FMS normally indicates a USN E-6B Mercury.
http://www.libhomeradar.org/databasequery/results.php?model=E6&results=-1&limit=30

 

[vagrant]

Thanks for that. I found this thread that had some interesting comments about GOTOFMS as well. RadarSpotters.eu*|*GOTO FMS

 

[kma371]

Yeah the GOTOFMS are 99.9% always the E-6's. Travis has a few stationed there.

On a side note, SWA and ASA have a few ADSB aircraft now. Great for me since lots of them in and out of the bay area a lot.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

ASA (Alaska Airlines) with ADS-B
N536AS (A6C6C8) - Boeing 737-890
N537AS (A6CA7F) - Boeing 737-890
N538AS (A6CE36) - Boeing 737-890

SWA (Southwest Airlines) with ADS-B.
N8600F - Boeing 737-8H4
N7714B - Boeing 737-76N
N8601C - Boeing 737-8H4
N8309C - Boeing 737-8H4
N8302F - Boeing 737-8H4
N8303R -Boeing 737-8H4
N8308K - Boeing 737-8H4
N8301J - Boeing 737-8H4
N8305E - Boeing 737-8H4
Plus all the registration ending in "AT"(AirTran airways) has ADS-B on these aircraft Boeing 737-7BD & Boeing 737-76N

 

[DaveNF2G]

Unfortunately, SWA crews do not input complete flight numbers into the transponders.

 

[kma371]

Unfortunately, SWA crews do not input complete flight numbers into the transponders.

They did on the ADSB equipped aircraft I've seen

 

[kma371]

ASA (Alaska Airlines) with ADS-B
N536AS (A6C6C8) - Boeing 737-890
N537AS (A6CA7F) - Boeing 737-890
N538AS (A6CE36) - Boeing 737-890

SWA (Southwest Airlines) with ADS-B.
N8600F - Boeing 737-8H4
N7714B - Boeing 737-76N
N8601C - Boeing 737-8H4
N8309C - Boeing 737-8H4
N8302F - Boeing 737-8H4
N8303R -Boeing 737-8H4
N8308K - Boeing 737-8H4
N8301J - Boeing 737-8H4
N8305E - Boeing 737-8H4
Plus all the registration ending in "AT"(AirTran airways) has ADS-B on these aircraft Boeing 737-7BD & Boeing 737-76N

AirTrans aren't using SWA flight numbers so it's still a separate entity, can't include those just yet.

 

[DaveNF2G]

They did on the ADSB equipped aircraft I've seen

Must be a west coast thing. Here in the northeast, no flight numbers and no location data.

 

[vagrant]

From this morning - Wake up sleepy heads

JOHNRULZ N294SW (A305FB)
KELYSMLS N294SW (A305FB) - Kelly Smiles, or Kelly Smells? You be the judge.

 

[n2jtx]

I know I am resurrecting an old thread but I saw my first funny callsign today monitoring ADS-B:

494DUDE

It was Delta flight 494 (N3772H) into JFK this afternoon.

I do occasionally see "GOTO FMS" and "00000000" but never any humorous ones here in the NYC metro area.

 

[n2jtx]

I know I am resurrecting an old thread but I saw my first funny callsign today monitoring ADS-B:

494DUDE

It was Delta flight 494 (N3772H) into JFK this afternoon.

I do occasionally see "GOTO FMS" and "00000000" but never any humorous ones here in the NYC metro area.

It's baaaaaack! 494DUDE on approach to JFK.