Tongue twisting regies

[David]

Am I alone?

One of the things I put half an eye to when flying something new is the reg. Some trip of the tongue easily - others have to be forced out like a ... well a forcey out thing!

AWAC (dar departed) was lovely, flowed through the mouth like a smooth running river.

NIGE - I find I trip over the November India bit

I now a few who fly a BWBJ which I find I stumble with.

There are some that just flow nicely with RT speak and others seem harder to say.

Anyone else encountered unpronouncable registrations?

[Joe]

An aquaintance has just chosen:

G-CCHH

Wot a mouthful

[Rotorhead]

I orginally tried for G-EEEE for my new ship.

Can you imagin the R.T
Ahem;

"Luton Radar, This is G EEEE inbound from the North sqwaking 4661
G EEEE pass your message
G EEEE is a R44 inbound from XXXX with Alfa 1021. Request zone entry and F.I.S
G EE clear to enter the zone not above XXft
G EE clear to enter the zone not above XXft

Great!

Opted for G-CEEE in the end and everyone calls it "Tripple Echo" ah ha.

I used to own:
G-WYMR and G-BXUK, and G-GOUP (Graham Go Up. get it?)

It's what you are used to. After a while they all flow.

[BlueRobin]

I guess it;s the mixing of single and double syllabubs in the wrong place which can trip the tongue.

I have to watch what for G-GYTO otherwise it's Golf Golf Yanked Tango Oscar

Another thing, who says P for par-par and likewise pap-pah?

[Guest]

Papa often gets abbreviated to "pop" in the southern states of the US.

[MichaelP]

G GYTO, was that a Canadian aeroplane in a previous life?

I flew G GYAV out of Gatwick and put it through a UK CxA, previously it was C GYAV.

[BlueRobin]

G GYTO, was that a Canadian aeroplane in a previous life?

Natch, was a Cabair jobby. Might have once flown/been ordered for their subsidiary in Florida, OFT. Twin GNS430s though. Ooooooo, sparkly.

[Wendy Lenden]

G-BWFE, a Katana. I always had trouble with that reg, not too bad if the foxtrot was abbreviated.

[Propwash]

You can always tell on the R/t those who use radio for a living and those who don't. Any reg is easy if you are used to placing brain in gear before speaking, but it doesn't come very naturally to people who only speak into telephones in their working lives. I've always wondered why.

PW

[Ian Melville]

Propwash, I talk on the telephone like it was the R/T Told my job controller today too ' Say again, all after job number'

[Dunk]

I did some coaching for my radio aural with an ex-ATCO who shall remain nameless. I telephoned him to arrange a first meeting and we exchanged phone numbers.

I said "My mobile is 0h-Seven-Seven-...."

He said "Stop right there it's Zero-Seven-Seven-..... Oh is a letter not a number"

I can't fault him for correctness, but I never liked him after that !

Duncan

[eejay]

Dunk
Sounds exactly like my RT instructor! He had a great fund of stories but they did seem to interupt the lessons from time to time.

Great guy to have a drink with.

[Guest]

Is that Pup of your's G-**EW that I saw at Sandtoft and Nottingham over the weekend?

[Dunk]

Sorry that last question was from me. Must remember to login.

[Rupert S]

G-BZDA - it goes wrong somewhere between the Z and D
G-BXOJ - try saying it on short finals
G-OBFS