[FedCom] Civil Air Patrol "High Bird" Operations Callsign Changes?

[Michael W. Scheel]

I have been hearing "CAPFlight" on the local ATC this week. But only had two digits instead of four. No sequence to the numbers either, maybe issued out of a central location for all the flights for the day? 

Michael W. Scheel N0NGL
Davenport, Iowa USA
WWW.QuadCitiesScan.Com  

-----Original Message-----
From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:29:05 
To:"Discussion of Federal Government Communications" <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [FedCom] Civil Air Patrol "High Bird" Operations Callsign Changes?

Indications are that Civil Air Patrol is going to static specific callsigns 
for "Highbird" (communications relay/repeater) aircraft in each state.  This 
will be the name CAPFLIGHT XXXX (4 digit number).  The difference is that 
right now each CAP owned aircraft has a unique CAPFLIGHT callsign assigned 
for that specific aircraft.  When the aircraft is enroute to be "on station" 
for a "highbird activity" it will still use the specific aircraft callsign 
BUT when on station it will be using the unique callsign.  So pay close 
attention when you are monitoring CAP frequencies & air traffic control 
frequencies for the "change over" clue.

Ken
 


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