[Crash one]

I seem to remember a radio call " all aircraft be advised, we have a Eurofighter inbound from the west"
Followed from the pilot by, "I said Eurostar"

[Charles Hunt]

You're a "Charlie Romeo Echo Romeo".

(ICAO 8643) <Buffs fingernails with satisfaction>

Not that it helps really, other than avoiding "ZZZZ" on the flightplan form.

Very impressive Dave, but you could have got that information from the original post.

[AlanM]

You're a "Charlie Romeo Echo Romeo".

(ICAO 8643) <Buffs fingernails with satisfaction>

Not that it helps really, other than avoiding "ZZZZ" on the flightplan form.

Very impressive Dave, but you could have got that information from the original post.

I was remaining positive by not pointing that out....!

[Dave W]

Somebody recently posted some old guff about reading stuff properly. Clearly they were an idiot.

[Paultheparaglider]

I was just copying this as you were posting the above:

1. Read more carefully what people actually post and not what we may believe they wrote after we've skimmed it once.

[MercianMarcus]

Just to change the subject and take the spotlight off Dave ...

the designation for my heli is EXEC and I can't help feeling that it hints a slightly more upmarket machine than the RW is in reality.

[AlanM]

Yes let’s take the heat off Dave.

Does anyone know what a CRER is in ICAO speak...?!?

[Paul_Sengupta]

I know what a Rans S7 is.

I'd have no idea what a Rans Courier would be.

I'd have an idea what a Helio Courier would be.

[Rob P]

I know what a Focke-Wulf Kurier is (was)

Rob P

[matspart3]

If you're talking to somewhere like Gloucester, where there are several Rans based, 'Rans' would be ok, but practically speaking, I'd go for 'microlight' when you're transiting etc. which will give the ATCO a rough idea of what to expect performance-wise.

If you said a 'Charlie Romeo Echo Romeo', most ATCOs would have to dust off the ICAO 8643

[cockney steve]

COURIER = Person who smashes your eagerly-awaited p
parcel, then lobs it vaguely towards the door.

Hat, coat, Ian Allen spotter's guide..

[Pete L]

I did start to wonder if it was a running joke on Farnborough Radar the number of times I've been asked what a Breezer is . I had wondered if it was for the strip summary so gave them the ICAO designator. I'll stick to microlight in future, even though it isn't one. Perhaps "microlight with aspirations...".

[kanga]

[apologies if I've mentioned either of these before.. ]

a. on Brize Radar, '90s, aircraft comes up reporting out of Kemble. Very young ATCO voice asks for type. 'Gnat'; 'is that a microlight ?'

b. '60s, in the days when Flight International gave quite a lot of space (including Classifieds space) to low-level GA: 'Roger Bacon' reported that an advertiser had 'phoned in a 'For Sale' ad for a 'Saratoga SP'. Copytaker duly had it printed as 'Stratogasp'

[Rob P]

I heard Lakenheath ask a pilot (who had a pretty duff radio it must be said) three times for aircraft type, to be given the response "Auster".

The next aircraft crossing the zone was given traffic information "A helicopter in your three o-clock crossing east to west height unknown"

Rob P

[johncondor]

Once I was transferred from Bristol to Cardiff in my Rollason Condor as a "small helicopter". Just as well they didn't ask me to hold position!