US Callign

[ianbennett]

Hi,

I wanted to check if the call sign I have chosen for my few aircraft used in my simulator are OK in the US:

My Cessna 172 : N4283P , on the radio this is "Cessna 4 2 8 3 Papa"
My Piper Arrow: N8105Z, on the Radio this is "Arrow 8 1 0 5 Zulu" (Should I use Piper Arrow or Arrow)
My Piper Seneca IV: N2767C , on the Radio this is "Seneca 2 7 6 7 Charlie"
My Beech Dushes: N323PW, on the Radio this is "Dushes 3 2 3 Papa Whiskey"
My Super King Air 200: ZK456, on the Radio "King Air Zulu Kilo 4 5 6" (ZK456 is a British King Air used by the British army at air shows and for training)
My Cessna Citation 501 : N98Q , on the Tadio "?? 9 8 Quebec"

Please correct me if I am wrong somewhere, I do want to use as real as possible call signs.

Thanks

[Peter Grey]

Hello,

All of your callsigns are legal US callsigns.

For your arrow, either Piper or Arrow would be ok. Theres nothing wrong specifically with piper arrow, but controllers know an arrow is a piper arrow.

The citation would either be "Citation..." or "Cessna...", most people would prefer citation here to indicate a jet.

For those wondering about FAA callsigns, here is the FAA guidance on it:

How to Properly Form an N-Number:
N-Numbers consist of a series of alphanumeric characters. U.S. registration numbers may not exceed five characters in addition to the standard U.S. registration prefix letter N. These characters may be:

One to five numbers (N12345)
One to four numbers followed by one letter (N1234Z)
One to three numbers followed by two letters (N123AZ)

To avoid confusion with the numbers one and zero, the letters I and O are not to be used.

Other Requirements

An N-Number may not begin with zero. You must precede the first zero in an N-Number with any number 1 through 9. For example, N01Z is not valid.
Registration numbers N1 through N99 are strictly reserved for FAA internal use.
The FAA no longer issues numbers beginning with NC, NX, NR, or NL. On some older aircraft, these numbers may be displayed in accordance with FAR Part 45.22.

[TexFly]

Peter thanks for the useful info. I was thinking it would be nice if we include the callsign after our name in the forum signature.
I have corrected my callsign and updated my signature.

Just an idea...

[Steven Winslow]

The problem with using a call sign in our forum signatures is that we don't fly the same aircraft all the time. When I fly for my VA, I always use ANW570 (Air Northwest five seventy) but when I fly GA, I use the tail number of the aircraft I am flying. The GA aircraft I fly have all been personalized with tail numbers and paints modeled after the real world counterparts. Thus, I would have to list at least 10 different call signs. Or not.

[Sabre]

Hello, what about SIAI - Marchetti SF 260 (ICAO F260)? It's a great plane to fly in FS9/FSX, but I have no idea about the short name ATC would call it. Is it just Marchetti?

Thanks,
Sabre.

[Alex Stjepanovic]

Yup, or Aermacchi.

[Sabre]

Yup, or Aermacchi.

"Yup", I wonder, where does it come from?

Thanks,
Sabre.

[Alex Stjepanovic]

Yup, or Aermacchi.

"Yup", I wonder, where does it come from?

Thanks,
Sabre.

Yup/Yep/Yes/Affirmative

[Sabre]

Yup, or Aermacchi.

"Yup", I wonder, where does it come from?

Thanks,
Sabre.

Yup/Yep/Yes/Affirmative

Si, Da, Ja, Naam I'm stupid!

Cheers,
Sabre.