CAP Aircraft Callsign Changes?? Re: [FedCom] Civil Air Patrol"High Bird" Operations Callsign Changes?

[Dave J]

In many wings the first two digits are the Wing charter #  and the second
two are the last two digits of the tail number.  This is what was
recommended by Nat'l HQ but some wing commanders liked a different plan for
the last two digits..
  Now ATC will sometimes shorten the call from CAPFlight  1234 to CAPFlight
34 during a series of back and forth transmissions but the original contact
with each particular ATC facility should be with the whole complete callsign
(CAPFlight 1234)

sd0044 at gwtc.net
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
To: <mws72 at qconline.com>; "Discussion of Federal Government Communications"
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Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:04 AM
Subject: CAP Aircraft Callsign Changes?? Re: [FedCom] Civil Air Patrol"High
Bird" Operations Callsign Changes?


> Hello Michael:
>
> VERY interesting.  In the past the callsigns were normally constructed so
as
> the first 2 digits were the wing's CAP charter # & than that was followed
by
> some sort of sequence.  So for example in my area (Springfield MA) the two
> aircraft our CAPFLIGHT 1923 & CAPFLIGHT 1928 (both Cessna 172's) are
> callsigns typically heard.  Of course for "operational security" reasons I
> will not divulge what airport(s)  the aircraft are parked at!!!! ;)
>
> Ken
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael W. Scheel" <mws72 at qconline.com>
> To: "Fedcom (e)" <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 1:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [FedCom] Civil Air Patrol "High Bird" Operations Callsign
> Changes?
>
>
> >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?
>
>
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